America Online (OS X) for Mac User Reviews

• 1.0 stars

  "What can I say... its AOL! :-("

  May 1, 2003  |  

  Version: America Online (OS X) 10.2.1

  Summary

  America Online was never good nor will it be ever good. Forget whatever they say. I also tested the new version: A few new useless features, a few more crashes. If you feel lost and lonely in the big internet world, AOL may be the right choice for you. For everybody else here is a good advice: DONT DOWNLOAD THIS!!! Its really not worth it!

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• 5.0 stars

  "AOL has finally accommodated the Mac OS X enviroment"

  May 1, 2003  |   By B_M

  Version: America Online (OS X) 10.2.1

  Summary

  What makes anyone a "real" internet user whether they use AOL or an non AOL ISP. All that matters is that AOL gets me online on Mac OS X 10.2.5 and is stable beyond a doubt.

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• 1.0 stars

  "Not that Bad"

  April 19, 2003  |  

  Version: America Online (OS X) 10.2.1

  Summary

  Well...I agree with JBrianB to a certain point. AOL for OSX is not that bad. yes, there are some stability issue as well as a poorly programmed ISP app. But nevertheless the program does what it is intended to do. As far as the AOL browser controlling the user, thats a little far fetch. I use a TOP of the Line iMac G4 and currently use AOL 10.3 and I can happliy report I have not experience any difficulty. By the way JBrianB if you are using a Mac and you dont like AOL Browser, simply hide the program and use another browser.

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• 1.0 stars

  "Bad, bad, bad."

  April 18, 2003  |   By bblackley

  Version: America Online (OS X) 10.2.1

  Summary

  I won't use this to SLAM AOL's wretchedly bad ISP program in general and I'll stick to the software...
  1) It's huge
  2) It's cumbersome
  3) It gets in the way
  4) It is made for idiots (and by idiots)
  5) I want control of my browser and this browser controls me
  6) Stability? This ain't got no stinking stability! Error message on quit. Inconsistent performance.
  7) Once you install, it's a monster to remove. Little files and pieces go all over your computer.
  8) Features that 90 percent of us don't want apparently win out over stability making this bloated warthog of an app hardly worth its salt.
  Enough said. Get a real ISP. Then you can use a real browser.

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