AIM, O lovely AIM! (bad things)

[VWguy]

Are you a new AIM user? If so I found this bit of news. I do not use AIM, Trillian is my IM prog of choice.

I like not having an AIM account.

Perhaps you are one of these lucky people?

Now that AOL Explorer has left beta, AOL will send a new version of AIM into testing that includes the browser as an optional bundle. The company tested this approach with an AIM 5.9 beta release, but dropped the feature for the final release following user complaints.
Parkins reiterated to BetaNews that consumers do not have to install AOL Explorer with AIM. But it's clear that AOL's 22 million instant messaging users are a good way for the company to gain market share for its new browser.

http://www.betanews.com/article/AOL_...ser/1121798549

Some more AOL/AIM links of interest.
http://wiki.ehow.com/Stop-Ads-in-AIM

http://contentious.com/archives/2005...-aim-right-now


Yeah, I don't like AOL or its droppings.