I think XP is the AOL OS as well. The UI is overly pretty for the sake of looking futuristic (my opinion) without any improvement with respect to usability. I have my XP installation set up so it looks just like 9x/NT4/2000. Good WiFi support and Movie Maker are what made me switch from 2000. Not the AOL-like UI.
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-Rob Riccardelli
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