Scarecrow Man Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 The browser is a standalone application that features tabbed browsing, Web thumbnails and a built-in RSS feed aggregator. A customizable side panel enables users to load third-party add-ons into the browser, such as a calendar or panel that displays incoming mail. AOL has also included its desktop search product as an optional download.When asked why the company opted to build its own browser, AOL product marketing director Kerry Parkins told BetaNews that "Firefox showed there was a market," but had "compatibility problems with sites."AOL wanted to "pursue a course where people could download and the browser just works," Parkins said. "Once they got it installed, it just worked. All their favorites, everything."BetaNewsLooks like more of a "skin" for IE rather than a new browser... It apparently uses the Trident engine from Internet Explorer, rather than using IE itself. This provides added security vs IE, but does not mean it is not the same as IE with added features.Ho-hum . . . yet another pointless wraparound browser shell for IE, that adds a few Mozilla style features, yet still retains most of IE's security holes.Eitherway, you can put lipstick on the pig . . . but it's still a pig!AOL Explorer is available from FileForumCurrent AOL users may find the new AOL explorer benificial, but I still recomend Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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