AOL browser = pre-IE 7?

AOL has released a browser that looks like almost everything being promised in IE 7. The AOL Explorer features:

Tabbed browsing.
- Options for this are similar to Firefox
View your AOL/AIM mail on the fly.
Pop-up blocking.
Spyware scanning
Integrated desktop search
RSS reader

The initial file download is small (400K) but that only sets up the connection to download the installation files (4.2 MB). In case you are wondering, the files are saved to (Windows XP):

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AOL Downloads\searchligh_dts_gm_setupUS

You can delete the files after installation.

Sorry Linux and Mac users. It requires Windows 98SE or higher and IE6 to run.

Maybe this could be a good alternative for users that only want to use IE. Local Active X and Javascript is disabled by default. Plus, the spyware scanner would help those people that blindly click ‘Yes’ to every pop-up box requesting permission to install “enhancements”.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. -Albert Einstein

21.Aug.05 Browsers, Technology