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1) Real anything
2) GAIN
3) Lotus SmartSuite
4) ZoneAlarm
5) AOL

i've seen WinRAR and NERO on this list so far.... wtf?!? 😕
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Does RealPlayer/RealOne Player ever crash on you ? No? Didn't think so.

Just because it may contain ads doesn't mean it's the WORST software. It means it needs funding. You want ad-free stuff, you pay for it, like almost anything else out there... but it's no reason to single Realxxxxx out.

If you think it has spyware, why isn't Kazaa on anyone's list ? Yeah, thought so.
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I hate it because it's impossible to get it off of your computer. Last time I had REAL on my 'puter, I couldn't get rid of it by uninstalling, registry cleaning or manually editing the registry. I couldn't take it out of the startup in msconfig (win98 at the time), it put itself back on everytime I rebooted. REAL is horrible.

 
wtf... winrar is one of the best programs ever made! I much prefer rars over zips
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I find it to be a PITA to deal with all the little pieces of a RAR to get it to work. Something always goes wrong. And the icon it gives to the files is really ugly.

 
Anyone remember a company called Digital Convergence - fronted by Radio Shack I believe? This was probably one of the first spyware companies but spyware that was blatant about it. The Wired Magazine people decided to send me something called Cue Cat . Supposedly, the software crashed everytime and the scanner thing never worked well. That idea sucked a$$.
 
Originally posted by: henmaster
wtf... winrar is one of the best programs ever made! I much prefer rars over zips
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I find it to be a PITA to deal with all the little pieces of a RAR to get it to work. Something always goes wrong. And the icon it gives to the files is really ugly.
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i never have a problem with rar files
 
McAfee VirusScan, EasyCD Creator 4 & 5, and RealOne.

I just dislike the software which uses trickes to get you to use it, and on top of it, doesnt let you remove it.
 
Originally posted by: henmaster
wtf... winrar is one of the best programs ever made! I much prefer rars over zips
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I find it to be a PITA to deal with all the little pieces of a RAR to get it to work. Something always goes wrong. And the icon it gives to the files is really ugly.
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WinRAR also handles zips, much better than Winzip, I may add.

 
Originally posted by: ReelC00L
Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
What is wrong with Acrobat REader? its free, it provides clear text, allows you to zoom, select objects, and even edit text if you know what you're doing. smaller file size than an image file, yet the quality is perfect for print.
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See UltimateBob above.
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thats the plugin. the full version is bad how?
 
there's nothing wrong with AOL. Just because you guys consider yourselves computer 'experts', doesn't mean you should look down upon software that tries to help others that aren't at your level.



























BTW, I don't use AOL.
 
Originally posted by: Dari
there's nothing wrong with AOL. Just because you guys consider yourselves computer 'experts', doesn't mean you should look down upon software that tries to help others that aren't at your level.



BTW, I don't use AOL.
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I've used AOL several times before, when I was 'netless' and wanted to use their free trial periods. I must say it does get worse and worse each year. Yes, AOL does have a niche market that it caters to, but in terms of it being one of the most popular software packages and the fact that it is bloated, and consistently requires downloads before it logs you off, I would venture to say it sucks. Technically, the software itself doesn't suck, but the service with software combination stinks. I've tried surfing the web with the aol browser as well and it is slower. In addition, a lot of websites look funky on there, and you can't even post on sites like AT. Then, to top it off you are paying 23.95 a month for this. I have to hand it to them that even a dummy can surf now, but even for its ease of use and friendly navigation, it doesn't justify the fact you have to constantly download and pay that high a price, and its lagginess.
 
Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Originally posted by: Dari
there's nothing wrong with AOL. Just because you guys consider yourselves computer 'experts', doesn't mean you should look down upon software that tries to help others that aren't at your level.



BTW, I don't use AOL.
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I've used AOL several times before, when I was 'netless' and wanted to use their free trial periods. I must say it does get worse and worse each year. Yes, AOL does have a niche market that it caters to, but in terms of it being one of the most popular software packages and the fact that it is bloated, and consistently requires downloads before it logs you off, I would venture to say it sucks. Technically, the software itself doesn't suck, but the service with software combination stinks. I've tried surfing the web with the aol browser as well and it is slower. In addition, a lot of websites look funky on there, and you can't even post on sites like AT. Then, to top it off you are paying 23.95 a month for this. I have to hand it to them that even a dummy can surf now, but even for its ease of use and friendly navigation, it doesn't justify the fact you have to constantly download and pay that high a price, and its lagginess.
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35 million customers think otherwise. And I don't think 35 million is a "niche" market. They are more like the microsoft of ISPs and most websites are geared towards AOL users.
 
Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Originally posted by: Dari
there's nothing wrong with AOL. Just because you guys consider yourselves computer 'experts', doesn't mean you should look down upon software that tries to help others that aren't at your level.



BTW, I don't use AOL.
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I've used AOL several times before, when I was 'netless' and wanted to use their free trial periods. I must say it does get worse and worse each year. Yes, AOL does have a niche market that it caters to, but in terms of it being one of the most popular software packages and the fact that it is bloated, and consistently requires downloads before it logs you off, I would venture to say it sucks. Technically, the software itself doesn't suck, but the service with software combination stinks. I've tried surfing the web with the aol browser as well and it is slower. In addition, a lot of websites look funky on there, and you can't even post on sites like AT. Then, to top it off you are paying 23.95 a month for this. I have to hand it to them that even a dummy can surf now, but even for its ease of use and friendly navigation, it doesn't justify the fact you have to constantly download and pay that high a price, and its lagginess.
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35 million customers think otherwise. And I don't think 35 million is a "niche" market. They are more like the microsoft of ISPs and most websites are geared towards AOL users.
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"niche" does not mean small, it means best fit for a certain market:

from m-w.com:

2 a : a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted

AOL is best fitted for those that are novice-intermediate in internet knowledge and experience. Out of that, probably more novice than intermediate. Most websites are not geared towards AOL users. Many larger websites are, but these websites are only a fraction of the total websites in the world. I think AOL is suited for those that dont' want to think to much, those that dont' want to spend too much time looking for other isps, and those that are novices. I can't see any reason why anyone who knows better or has the time would prefer AOL.



edit: and 35 million customers dont' necessarily think otherwise. Plenty of us own products and services that we still continue to use despite the fact that it stinks.
 
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