There simply is no appeal. They advertise the most, and like sheep people sign
up, truly not realizing that virtually anything is better, easier and more
compatible with the world. Once signed up, there is actually the belief that it
will be a pain to inform others of an email address change if they switch
internet providers. "Everyone I know is on AOL" - Another comment that has
nothing to do with switching providers. Much better chats (if you like that)
buddy system software, and every browser blows away the AOL browser. Add all
that in with the ridiculous price they charge for dial up (I pay $29 a month for
cable, with no needed phone bill), and you've learned a lesson on how powerful a
blinding no-sense intoxicant pure marketing hype can be.
Larry (with relaxed ease able to send this without HTML)
Henry Bottjer-BA wrote:
> Is AOL really that good? I had AOL for a while and got tired of the custom
> software. Don't use instant messenger, don't need their categories to find
> what I want. Just give me a reliable ISP, a browser, and some email
> accounts and I am good to go. What is the appeal with AOL these days?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 10:44 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] HTML problem for AOL 6.0 users
>
> I've been manually selecting "normal" text for each message I send (AOL
> 6.0). I also have AOL 7.0 installed but it never seems to actually connect,
> the wait is long, and IF it does connect, its at a uselessly slow connection
> speed. So, it may not be that simple to accomplish. Please have patience
> with us AOL users.
>
> George S.
>
> Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> There's an interesting set of letters at http://jay.mbz.org/aol/
>
> The final suggested solution is to upgrade to AOL 7.0 and then do a
> text settings reset.
>
> Tom
>
> < This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
> < For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> < Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|