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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Continue OpenRide

Target: Tech Support, AOL Tech, AOL
Sponsor: Andy Verity
  • Signatures: 31
  • Goal: 1,000,000
  • Deadline: 6-9-2008
AOL has decided to discontinue OpenRide development.  If you support OpenRide and would like to see OpenRide's development continue, please sign this petition.

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Number Date Prefix Name What improvements/fixes would you like to see in AOL OpenRide? Picture Report
31 8:45 pm PDT, Apr 23 Ms. Samantha Pruitt OpenRide was such a GREAT idea, i'm sooo sad that it's gone!  
30 11:35 pm PST, Dec 20   Jason Stanton I loved Openride, please bring it back. Desktop keeps freezing up on me.  
29 9:43 am PST, Dec 12   Anonymous    
28 4:58 pm PST, Dec 7   Anonymous    
27 11:03 am PST, Dec 6 Mr. Anonymous I would like to see AOL OpenRide back on the AOL Download page. OpenRide is MUCH Better than Desktop.  
26 8:32 pm PST, Nov 11   Zero S Perhaps more color themes, more skin support beyond that, Aero support (Vista) and Windows 7 support, and the ability for more modules? Or just any of those...this is too clean a UI to just waste!  
25 1:53 pm PDT, Sep 3   amy butler I really wish to see openride open again. I have been wanting it back i have got others interested in trying it. I just loved it much better then AOL.  
24 4:56 pm PDT, Jun 9 Ms. Denisse Jones Honestly; bring openride back. It provided so much versitility all at once. It was easy to use and efficent. Aol 9.0 is a piece of - - - -. BRING OPENRIDE BACK!!  
23 7:45 am PDT, Jun 9 Mrs. Anonymous I JUST WANT IT BACK  
22 12:18 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Anonymous AOL really screwed up this time by taking openride away. I hate the new downloads aol 10.1 really sucks and is always freezing up. BRING OPENRIDE BACK
21 10:40 am PDT, May 14   Corey Hamilton AOL Desktop is horrible! I'd prefer AOL 3.0 but that's pretty much impossible to get them to bring back, so Open Ride is as close as I can get.. BRING IT BACK!  
20 11:49 am PDT, Oct 18   David Green    
19 2:02 pm PDT, Oct 16 Mr. Kevin Peare I much prefer Open Ride, the interface is better than Helix.  
18 8:54 pm PDT, Sep 23 Mr. R B Openride is NOT the same as helix. Helix has a very different interface. I love openride and use it still. It is everything I wanted an internet browser to be. I very much want to see it's development continue. It makes the internet fun again!  
17 9:26 am PDT, Sep 9   Cheryl A Openride is still around, just now named "AOL Helix"  
16 9:42 am PDT, Aug 29 Mrs. Joyce Thompson I love OpenRide! Please continue it!
15 6:34 am PDT, Aug 24   Anonymous Aol OpenRide was a very good asset to Aol...it was easy to use and made using the internet a lot eaiser...please continue Aol OpenRide. Thank You  
14 12:46 pm PDT, Aug 12   Kris Kenny OpenRide is a really good idea. Its is thee coolest software ever. Add the safety and security center and you really don't have a need for any other program. It has it all. (sorry no pic available at this time).  
13 8:56 am PDT, Aug 9   Cathy McCandless I love openride. easy to use and puts everything in front of you.  
12 2:56 am PDT, Jul 27 Mr. Anonymous    
11 3:27 pm PDT, Jul 22 Mr. Anonymous This software is very fast and useful friendly. Please continue to develop it. It is my favorite browser by far, and I have used them all. The email integration is excellent.  
10 3:04 am PDT, Jul 17 Ms. bela murcia Damn I think Openride was perfect. How come it was removed? ;[  
9 1:19 am PDT, Jul 8   tony malmberg    
8 6:20 pm PDT, Jul 6 Ms. jenny hansson all kinds use yor imagnitation
7 9:18 pm PDT, Jun 29   Anonymous What's the deel Aol? I think Aol OpenRide is the Sh** and i think you should continue develoment of your OpenRide software. P.S. you should try to fix the XM radio the sound is a little disorted  
6 3:57 pm PDT, Jun 26 Mr. Chad Fordham    
5 8:37 am PDT, Jun 23 Mr. Ronny Karlsson AOL 9.0 vr are old and not some thing new.. Openride is a more new thinking software. why dont care on with it?  
4 7:54 pm PDT, Jun 19 Ms. Patricia Alsobrook Improvements: fixed the locking up that happen with openride  
3 11:06 pm PDT, Jun 18 Mr. Joey Schwartzman Anything to solve the problems that numerous users complained about (e.g. being unable to sign in).  
2 11:33 am PDT, Jun 13 Mr. J.J. Juber I would like to have the aol openride put back on. I think it is great the way it is.  
1 1:20 am PDT, Jun 13 Mr. nelson alvarez in my year i used openride,i found that,the moust common problem is,shutdown,and freez of software.  
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Continue OpenRide

AOL has chosen to "sunset" OpenRide.  This means that it will no longer be developed or supported.  I use OpenRide on a daily basis and would like to see fixes made for OpenRide.  In order to do this development needs to be continued.  However, I'm not getting any answers from AOL on my issue and receive no responces.  If you use OpenRide, have problems, and want development and support to continue, please take a moment to sign and comment.  Thanks for your support.

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