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Is AOL 8.0 Plus ready for prime time?
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: The new AOL 8.0 Plus, released this week, is taking on MSN 8 by including virus protection, parental controls and exclusive media content. But AOL Nation columnist Robert Luhn finds many of its features are not yet available.

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