AOL employs new Xerox technology!
In a stunning display of technical and graphic design prowess, AOL has developed a new technology that allows it to make exact duplicates of existing websites. As the three pictures illustrate, AOL’s main site (this is a beta site) has performed what was, until now thought impossible; an almost exact, pixel per pixel copy of Yahoo’s recently revamped website.
Hopefully AOL is just using this as a test. This is, after all, a beta site. Another fact to remember is that there are only so many ways to layout content on a website. A point will be reached where every possible permutation of a functional layout has been used. Of course this is sort of like the argument that, eventually every possible combination of musical arrangements will have been written. Possible, but not for many, many, many years. There really is no excuse for this, AOL must employ a whole host of software developers and designers that should be capable of coming up with at least a slightly original design.
April 27th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
That’s so crazy! It must be just a test because AOL’s site looks different now. Ah… I didn’t know they now offer their content and services for free now. Interesting. Hhmm.