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AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista

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2021/11/04 19:04:52 (permalink)
Remember America Online ?
They offer a free, secure web browser for old Windows XP and Vista computers that works pretty good .
https://getonline.aol.com/xp-vista
I would still set the OS internet options, and browser settings to highest security, and limit internet activities for safeties sake.
We don't like those pop-ups anyways .
 
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    Re: AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista 2021/11/04 21:02:44 (permalink)
    I couldn't even imagine what loading a modern website on dial up internet would be like. Probably takes five minutes to get a modern site to load with all of the pictures now used.

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    Re: AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista 2021/11/05 07:41:36 (permalink)
    AOL was acquired by Verizon in 2015 and this year, Verizon sold AOL and Yahoo to Apollo Global Management.  So maybe the new owners are pushing this.
     
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    Re: AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista 2021/11/06 14:56:28 (permalink)
    Dead AOL offers a secure browser for dead operating systems.  Why even bother?  Are they a meme company now?

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    Re: AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista 2021/11/06 17:28:37 (permalink)
    Dial-up would be slow, but it could download small files, do webmail, and such .  I have cable, and on a pretty good old Vista 32bit computer,
    it is a decent web browser .  The default home page is blank, but I set it to AOL as a reward for them .  I will pay attention to the advertising :)
    Anyway, the page is medium heavy, but loads fine .  Scrolling down is a little balky, but goes smooth if you stop, or pause their streaming video .
    The web search function works fine .  It loads web pages fine, but as I said, I will only use it on a limited basis .  I have two perfectly good Windows10
    computers, and a Windows7 computer for real easy web serfing .
    In my opinion AOL / Apolo has recognized an unserviced customer niche by providing AOL Shield web browser .  There are probably millions of
    Windows XP and Vista computers out there whose owners would like to have a free, secure web browser .  It's a vehicle for advertising .
    It makes sense because the millions of owners keep their old computers for good reasons .  They use them to run old software and games .
    They store tons of files, photos, and movies in them .  Sometimes they even use them to control machines .  Some of their old computers
    are really good computers, and were expensive to build/buy .  These computers are going to continue to be used .
    So, something like this is nice for those people, and makes them like AOL at least a little .
     
    P.S.  turn on all the pop-up blockers and such if you try it out .
     
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    Re: AOL Offers Up To Date Secure Browser for Windows XP and Vista 2021/11/06 17:54:52 (permalink)
    Apollo Global Management had to have a reason that they believe might turn a profit.  Their AUM (Assets under management) in 2020 was $455 Billion US.  Their Net Income for 2019 was $1.5 Billion US.


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