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Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

.. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
 
It gets worse:

<QP>
The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech news
<wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the discussions
between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans to
combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and says
they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the companies can
collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL switching
from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the two groups'
advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.

Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed sources.

Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A spokesperson
for Microsoft declined to comment.
</QP>
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp

I need a drink!
 
Have the talks between AOL and Microsoft progressed further than reported
(today)?

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Microsoft AOL

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
*
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

.. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
 
Great! Now I know it's time to load my 45. I just have to figure out whether
I'm going to shoot my computer, or myself.

101 uses for AOL Disks:
http://www.earthplaza.com/aoldisks/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

PA Bear said:
It gets worse:

<QP>
The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech news
<wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the discussions
between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans to
combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and says
they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the companies
can collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL
switching from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the
two groups' advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.

Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed sources.

Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
spokesperson for Microsoft declined to comment.
</QP>
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp

I need a drink!
--
~PAÞ

PA said:
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
PA Bear said:
It gets worse:

<QP>
The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech news
<wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the discussions
between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans to
combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and says
they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the companies
can collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL
switching from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the
two groups' advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.

Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed sources.

Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
spokesperson for Microsoft declined to comment.
</QP>
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp

I need a drink!
Click to expand...

<AOL> Me too! </MSN>

steve

--
~PAÞ

PA said:
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Now I have seen everything. The world as we know it may now come to an end.
AOL and MS in bed together. And I thought I would never live to see the
likes of this.

Whats next:
Google and MS forgiving each other and forming a join venture with AOL and
Yahoo.
Firefox becoming the default browser in Vista.
Google talking to CNet again.
All software becomes open-source freeware, including all future versions of
Windows.
Free broadband to the entire country free of charge.


Man, I do wish I was a drinking man. Now I think I have seen too much in my
60 years.

"old" devildog
--Semper Fi--

--------------------

| It gets worse:
|
| <QP>
| The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech news
| <wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the discussions
| between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans to
| combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.
|
| Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and says
| they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the companies
can
| collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL switching
| from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the two
groups'
| advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.
|
| Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed sources.
|
| Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
spokesperson
| for Microsoft declined to comment.
| </QP>
| http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp
|
| I need a drink!
| --
| ~PAÞ
|
| PA Bear wrote:
| > Yuck! What hath God wrought?!
| >
| > <QP>
| > AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web
| >
| > With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
| > click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks
to
| > convenient, built-in browsing features like:
| >
| > . Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
| > spyware
| > and adware programs that may interfere with your online
| > experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
| > worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
| > </QP>
| > http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp
| >
| > We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
| > Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
|
 
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
Click to expand...

Has anyone actually tried it? Compared it with Yahoo! Messenger 7.0?

I fired up AIM, and got the pop-up advertising the upgrade to Version
5.9.3861 (I was on an earlier 5.9). As I proceeded through the menus, I was
presented with a screen with two pre-checked options. I stopped here and
read the options.

Item 1: Did I want the AIM (AOL?) browser? I cleared the check from the
box.

Item 2: Did I want the AIM MS Internet Explorer toolbar? I cleared the
check from the box.

At this point I proceeded with the install. When the install was complete,
I checked my Internet Options security settings; free.aol.com was still in
the Restricted sites zone (there was a brief period during the Netscape
6.x/AIM 4.x/ICQ period when AOL would place it in the Trusted sites zone,
overriding the personal choice of the computer operator. People raised a
stink in the Netscape newsgroups, and that behavior has since ceased).
There were four shortcut icons linking the AOL service installer:
"C:\Program Files\AOD\AolAod.exe" -activate

Shortcuts and installer easily removable. My browser start page is still:

Firefox (default browser):
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya20_800.png

MS Internet Explorer:
F:\My Pictures\V-W-X-Y-Z\Yamaneko\Kabegami Koubou\Mana-musume
Ito\maya23c_1024.jpg

Mozilla:
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya23d_800.png

Netscape 7.2:
file:///F:/Profiles/Norman/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/A/Atene%20no%20Mori/mero1.jpg

Opera:
file://localhost/F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Mana-musume/maya2005-2.jpg

I surfed to a site with a mailto: link, and clicked on it. I got a Pegasus
Mail 4.21c session, complete with a message compose window pre-addressed to
the email address in the mail link.

By contrast, when I got the Yahoo! Messenger alert to upgrade to Yahoo!
Messenger with Voice (7,0,0,437), things weren't quite what they seemed. I
got into the install process, and had the option to use either a Standard
install, or a Custom install. I read the descriptions. No warnings about
what the "Standard" install entailed; just the usual, "This is optimal for
most users" type of statement. Talk about intrusive; this installed a
number of items I had no desire to have installed; BHO in MSIE, home page
reset, a couple of extra goodies in the Add/Remove programs list. Yikes!

I uninstalled everything, had an issue with a missing .dll on boot, System
Restore was hosed; cleaned the registry, cleaned all ypgr files, and
reinstalled Yaho0! Messenger version 6. Finally, after a couple of hours of
swearing at Yahoo!, I was back to a normal system configuration. Being the
glutton for punishment sort of Lab Rat that I am, the next time I started
Yahoo! Messenger, and got the upgrade notice, I proceeded again. This time
I selected the "Custom" install. Now I got to see everything listed that
Yahoo! wanted to install. I unchecked ***ALL*** of the extras. This time, I
got all that I wanted; just the basic Yahoo! Messenger client. Whew!

I would worry more about Yahoo! than about AOL, at this point. And yes, for
those who will scope out my IP address, I am an SBC Yahoo! DSL Service
customer. But I don't have anything SBC-Y branded as software. The only
Yahoo! application in place is the basic IM client, and an HP-Yahoo! BHO
installer; I used it once, decided it was more trouble than it was worth,
and removed it. But the purple ball with the yellow, "My" in it, over the
"My Yahoo! for HP" shortcut name looks kind of cool. So it remains on the
desktop.
 
Thanks for this, Norman. I'm greatly relieved to see there are opt-outs for
AOL Browser and Toolbar.
--
~PA Bear

N. Miller said:
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
Click to expand...

Has anyone actually tried it? Compared it with Yahoo! Messenger 7.0?

I fired up AIM, and got the pop-up advertising the upgrade to Version
5.9.3861 (I was on an earlier 5.9). As I proceeded through the menus, I
was
presented with a screen with two pre-checked options. I stopped here and
read the options.

Item 1: Did I want the AIM (AOL?) browser? I cleared the check from the
box.

Item 2: Did I want the AIM MS Internet Explorer toolbar? I cleared the
check from the box.

At this point I proceeded with the install. When the install was complete,
I checked my Internet Options security settings; free.aol.com was still in
the Restricted sites zone (there was a brief period during the Netscape
6.x/AIM 4.x/ICQ period when AOL would place it in the Trusted sites zone,
overriding the personal choice of the computer operator. People raised a
stink in the Netscape newsgroups, and that behavior has since ceased).
There were four shortcut icons linking the AOL service installer:
"C:\Program Files\AOD\AolAod.exe" -activate

Shortcuts and installer easily removable. My browser start page is still:

Firefox (default browser):
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya20_800.png

MS Internet Explorer:
F:\My Pictures\V-W-X-Y-Z\Yamaneko\Kabegami Koubou\Mana-musume
Ito\maya23c_1024.jpg

Mozilla:
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya23d_800.png

Netscape 7.2:
file:///F:/Profiles/Norman/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/A/Atene%20no%20Mori/mero1.jpg

Opera:
file://localhost/F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Mana-musume/maya2005-2.jpg

I surfed to a site with a mailto: link, and clicked on it. I got a Pegasus
Mail 4.21c session, complete with a message compose window pre-addressed
to
the email address in the mail link.

By contrast, when I got the Yahoo! Messenger alert to upgrade to Yahoo!
Messenger with Voice (7,0,0,437), things weren't quite what they seemed. I
got into the install process, and had the option to use either a Standard
install, or a Custom install. I read the descriptions. No warnings about
what the "Standard" install entailed; just the usual, "This is optimal for
most users" type of statement. Talk about intrusive; this installed a
number of items I had no desire to have installed; BHO in MSIE, home page
reset, a couple of extra goodies in the Add/Remove programs list. Yikes!

I uninstalled everything, had an issue with a missing .dll on boot, System
Restore was hosed; cleaned the registry, cleaned all ypgr files, and
reinstalled Yaho0! Messenger version 6. Finally, after a couple of hours
of
swearing at Yahoo!, I was back to a normal system configuration. Being the
glutton for punishment sort of Lab Rat that I am, the next time I started
Yahoo! Messenger, and got the upgrade notice, I proceeded again. This time
I selected the "Custom" install. Now I got to see everything listed that
Yahoo! wanted to install. I unchecked ***ALL*** of the extras. This time,
I
got all that I wanted; just the basic Yahoo! Messenger client. Whew!

I would worry more about Yahoo! than about AOL, at this point. And yes,
for
those who will scope out my IP address, I am an SBC Yahoo! DSL Service
customer. But I don't have anything SBC-Y branded as software. The only
Yahoo! application in place is the basic IM client, and an HP-Yahoo! BHO
installer; I used it once, decided it was more trouble than it was worth,
and removed it. But the purple ball with the yellow, "My" in it, over the
"My Yahoo! for HP" shortcut name looks kind of cool. So it remains on the
desktop.
Click to expand...
 
Hi Norman - Good report - thanks for that info!

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

N. Miller said:
Yuck! What hath God wrought?!

<QP>
AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web

With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always just a
click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window, thanks to
convenient, built-in browsing features like:

. Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of spyware
and adware programs that may interfere with your online
experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for the
worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
</QP>
http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp

We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
Click to expand...

Has anyone actually tried it? Compared it with Yahoo! Messenger 7.0?

I fired up AIM, and got the pop-up advertising the upgrade to Version
5.9.3861 (I was on an earlier 5.9). As I proceeded through the menus, I was
presented with a screen with two pre-checked options. I stopped here and
read the options.

Item 1: Did I want the AIM (AOL?) browser? I cleared the check from the
box.

Item 2: Did I want the AIM MS Internet Explorer toolbar? I cleared the
check from the box.

At this point I proceeded with the install. When the install was complete,
I checked my Internet Options security settings; free.aol.com was still in
the Restricted sites zone (there was a brief period during the Netscape
6.x/AIM 4.x/ICQ period when AOL would place it in the Trusted sites zone,
overriding the personal choice of the computer operator. People raised a
stink in the Netscape newsgroups, and that behavior has since ceased).
There were four shortcut icons linking the AOL service installer:
"C:\Program Files\AOD\AolAod.exe" -activate

Shortcuts and installer easily removable. My browser start page is still:

Firefox (default browser):
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya20_800.png

MS Internet Explorer:
F:\My Pictures\V-W-X-Y-Z\Yamaneko\Kabegami Koubou\Mana-musume
Ito\maya23c_1024.jpg

Mozilla:
file:///F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Kabegami%20Koubou/Mana-musume%20Ito/maya23d_800.png

Netscape 7.2:
file:///F:/Profiles/Norman/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/A/Atene%20no%20Mori/mero1.jpg
Opera:
Click to expand...
file://localhost/F:/My%20Pictures/V-W-X-Y-Z/Yamaneko/Mana-musume/maya2005-2.jpg

I surfed to a site with a mailto: link, and clicked on it. I got a Pegasus
Mail 4.21c session, complete with a message compose window pre-addressed to
the email address in the mail link.

By contrast, when I got the Yahoo! Messenger alert to upgrade to Yahoo!
Messenger with Voice (7,0,0,437), things weren't quite what they seemed. I
got into the install process, and had the option to use either a Standard
install, or a Custom install. I read the descriptions. No warnings about
what the "Standard" install entailed; just the usual, "This is optimal for
most users" type of statement. Talk about intrusive; this installed a
number of items I had no desire to have installed; BHO in MSIE, home page
reset, a couple of extra goodies in the Add/Remove programs list. Yikes!

I uninstalled everything, had an issue with a missing .dll on boot, System
Restore was hosed; cleaned the registry, cleaned all ypgr files, and
reinstalled Yaho0! Messenger version 6. Finally, after a couple of hours of
swearing at Yahoo!, I was back to a normal system configuration. Being the
glutton for punishment sort of Lab Rat that I am, the next time I started
Yahoo! Messenger, and got the upgrade notice, I proceeded again. This time
I selected the "Custom" install. Now I got to see everything listed that
Yahoo! wanted to install. I unchecked ***ALL*** of the extras. This time, I
got all that I wanted; just the basic Yahoo! Messenger client. Whew!

I would worry more about Yahoo! than about AOL, at this point. And yes, for
those who will scope out my IP address, I am an SBC Yahoo! DSL Service
customer. But I don't have anything SBC-Y branded as software. The only
Yahoo! application in place is the basic IM client, and an HP-Yahoo! BHO
installer; I used it once, decided it was more trouble than it was worth,
and removed it. But the purple ball with the yellow, "My" in it, over the
"My Yahoo! for HP" shortcut name looks kind of cool. So it remains on the
desktop.
Click to expand...
 
There's an important point here. ALWAYS choose the custom install when
it's offered, no matter what the product. Even if you wind up not
changing any of the preselected options (I almost always do), you'll have
a better idea of what the installer is planning to do to your system.



[Lots of good stuff snipped]
 
That *would* be an improvement. <eg>

Bruce

Steve Cochran said:
Actually I heard WalMart was going to buy Microsoft.

steve

"old" devildog said:
Now I have seen everything. The world as we know it may now come to an
end.
AOL and MS in bed together. And I thought I would never live to see the
likes of this.

Whats next:
Google and MS forgiving each other and forming a join venture with AOL
and
Yahoo.
Firefox becoming the default browser in Vista.
Google talking to CNet again.
All software becomes open-source freeware, including all future versions
of
Windows.
Free broadband to the entire country free of charge.


Man, I do wish I was a drinking man. Now I think I have seen too much in
my
60 years.

"old" devildog
--Semper Fi--

--------------------

| It gets worse:
|
| <QP>
| The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech news
| <wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the
discussions
| between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans to
| combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.
|
| Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and
says
| they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the
companies
can
| collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL
switching
| from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the two
groups'
| advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.
|
| Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed
sources.
|
| Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
spokesperson
| for Microsoft declined to comment.
| </QP>
| http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp
|
| I need a drink!
| --
| ~PAÞ
|
| PA Bear wrote:
| > Yuck! What hath God wrought?!
| >
| > <QP>
| > AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web
| >
| > With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always
just a
| > click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window,
thanks
to
| > convenient, built-in browsing features like:
| >
| > . Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
| > spyware
| > and adware programs that may interfere with your online
| > experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes for
the
| > worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
| > </QP>
| > http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp
| >
| > We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to "AOL
| > Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
|
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I am not sure Walmart would be an improvement. I expect they would "brand"
Windows, put in all kinds of pop-ups, and lock the broswer to walmart.com as
a home page. But the "price rollbacks" on the software prices would be nice.


"old' devildog
-- Semper Fi --

------------------------------

| That *would* be an improvement. <eg>
|
| Bruce
|
| | > Actually I heard WalMart was going to buy Microsoft.
| >
| > steve
| >
| > ""old" devildog" <teyoungATmchsiDOTcom> wrote in message
| > | >> Now I have seen everything. The world as we know it may now come to an
| >> end.
| >> AOL and MS in bed together. And I thought I would never live to see the
| >> likes of this.
| >>
| >> Whats next:
| >> Google and MS forgiving each other and forming a join venture with AOL
| >> and
| >> Yahoo.
| >> Firefox becoming the default browser in Vista.
| >> Google talking to CNet again.
| >> All software becomes open-source freeware, including all future
versions
| >> of
| >> Windows.
| >> Free broadband to the entire country free of charge.
| >>
| >>
| >> Man, I do wish I was a drinking man. Now I think I have seen too much
in
| >> my
| >> 60 years.
| >>
| >> "old" devildog
| >> --Semper Fi--
| >>
| >> --------------------
| >>
| >> | >> | It gets worse:
| >> |
| >> | <QP>
| >> | The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech
news
| >> | <wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the
| >> discussions
| >> | between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans
to
| >> | combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.
| >> |
| >> | Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary," and
| >> says
| >> | they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the
| >> companies
| >> can
| >> | collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL
| >> switching
| >> | from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the two
| >> groups'
| >> | advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.
| >> |
| >> | Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed
| >> sources.
| >> |
| >> | Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
| >> spokesperson
| >> | for Microsoft declined to comment.
| >> | </QP>
| >> | http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp
| >> |
| >> | I need a drink!
| >> | --
| >> | ~PAÞ
| >> |
| >> | PA Bear wrote:
| >> | > Yuck! What hath God wrought?!
| >> | >
| >> | > <QP>
| >> | > AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web
| >> | >
| >> | > With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always
| >> just a
| >> | > click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window,
| >> thanks
| >> to
| >> | > convenient, built-in browsing features like:
| >> | >
| >> | > . Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number of
| >> | > spyware
| >> | > and adware programs that may interfere with your online
| >> | > experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes
for
| >> the
| >> | > worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
| >> | > </QP>
| >> | > http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp
| >> | >
| >> | > We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to
"AOL
| >> | > Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
|
 
Not much different than MSN now. <G>

steve

"old" devildog said:
I am not sure Walmart would be an improvement. I expect they would "brand"
Windows, put in all kinds of pop-ups, and lock the broswer to walmart.com
as
a home page. But the "price rollbacks" on the software prices would be
nice.


"old' devildog
-- Semper Fi --

------------------------------

| That *would* be an improvement. <eg>
|
| Bruce
|
| | > Actually I heard WalMart was going to buy Microsoft.
| >
| > steve
| >
| > ""old" devildog" <teyoungATmchsiDOTcom> wrote in message
| > | >> Now I have seen everything. The world as we know it may now come to
an
| >> end.
| >> AOL and MS in bed together. And I thought I would never live to see
the
| >> likes of this.
| >>
| >> Whats next:
| >> Google and MS forgiving each other and forming a join venture with
AOL
| >> and
| >> Yahoo.
| >> Firefox becoming the default browser in Vista.
| >> Google talking to CNet again.
| >> All software becomes open-source freeware, including all future
versions
| >> of
| >> Windows.
| >> Free broadband to the entire country free of charge.
| >>
| >>
| >> Man, I do wish I was a drinking man. Now I think I have seen too much
in
| >> my
| >> 60 years.
| >>
| >> "old" devildog
| >> --Semper Fi--
| >>
| >> --------------------
| >>
| >> | >> | It gets worse:
| >> |
| >> | <QP>
| >> | The New York Post [always a reputable source for business and tech
news
| >> | <wink>], which first reported the possible deal, describes the
| >> discussions
| >> | between Microsoft and Time Warner as "advanced" and involving plans
to
| >> | combine AOL and Microsoft's MSN Internet unit.
| >> |
| >> | Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal calls the talks "preliminary,"
and
| >> says
| >> | they are part of a broader discussion about areas in which the
| >> companies
| >> can
| >> | collaborate. Areas of collaboration being considered include AOL
| >> switching
| >> | from Google's search engine to MSN's and possibly combining the two
| >> groups'
| >> | advertising sales teams, according to the Journal.
| >> |
| >> | Both the Post and the Journal are basing their reports on unnamed
| >> sources.
| >> |
| >> | Time Warner didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. A
| >> spokesperson
| >> | for Microsoft declined to comment.
| >> | </QP>
| >> | http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122570,00.asp
| >> |
| >> | I need a drink!
| >> | --
| >> | ~PAÞ
| >> |
| >> | PA Bear wrote:
| >> | > Yuck! What hath God wrought?!
| >> | >
| >> | > <QP>
| >> | > AIM [v5.9] Is Now Your Window to the Web
| >> | >
| >> | > With the new AIM, your favorite Web sites and features are always
| >> just a
| >> | > click away in the new **AOL Explorer** [emphasis added] window,
| >> thanks
| >> to
| >> | > convenient, built-in browsing features like:
| >> | >
| >> | > . Spyware Quick Scan: Checks your computer for a selected number
of
| >> | > spyware
| >> | > and adware programs that may interfere with your online
| >> | > experience....Relax - your computer is scanned every few minutes
for
| >> the
| >> | > worst performance-sapping and identity-stealing spyware programs.
| >> | > </QP>
| >> | > http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp
| >> | >
| >> | > We're already beginning to see default browser being hijacked to
"AOL
| >> | > Explorer" (e.g., clicking on links in email message).
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
|
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