AOL, aka american online aka aim aka aol instant messenger aka the internet for jackasses, sent me a notice yesterday that they had automatically added two new bots to my buddy list and also created them their own group. Nobody and I mean no body makes changes to my contact list other than me and me alone. AOL has the balls to add to every aim users contact list a new group of useless @#$%.
Don't get me wrong, aol is full of idiots. They prove it more and more each time they send me a free cd to use as a coaster in the mail.
AOL has forever tried to force their crap on to every ones computer. It started with the netscrape and aim installations. These installations put icons in the quick launch bar, internet explorer links, start menu, and the desktop. They also hide the aol toolbar installation even if you choose to not install it.
Now they are using aol instant messenger (aim) to force bots on your buddy list that help you find movies, find food, find dates, find santa clause, and even one to scratch your @$$.
What won my anger over this new aol bot adding to my buddy list was the message I received in a aim chat window when I deleted the group of bots. As I said before aol added a group of bots onto my buddy list without me asking and when I deleted the bots I got this message from aol via aim chat window.
AOL System Msg: The group, aim bots, has been deleted from your buddy list. This group contained bots, screen names that provide automated responses. To find out more about bots, go to http://aimtoday.aol.com/aimbots
Right after I received that message the next message came in.
AOL System Msg: The following bots are no longer available and have been removed from your buddy list: moviefone, shoppingbuddy. To find out more about bots, go to http://aimtoday.aol.com/aimbots
If you need the weather, go to weather.com, if you need to know movie listings go to movies.yahoo.com. If you need someone to do all of your web browsing for your, download, install and pay for AOL member services. Don't use their buddy list icons, if you are that frigan lazy pay for AOL, their software does all the surfing and then tells you what links to click on. Its great for idiots. |