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On Sat, Mar 24, 2001 at 10:48:14AM -0600, Steven Lembark wrote:
> not quite. they make a living on the code. if you really find
> the ad's that annoying then pay US$29 and buy the add-free version.
That was my point, Steve. The bloody ads are *so* obnoxious that I doubt
I'll ever be able to assess the product anything like fairly, which means I
won't be sending them any money. Their loss for sure; perhaps mine as well.
> the ads are their way of both (a) eating and (b) being able to get
> the software out for free.
And in my case, this approach is working about as well as putting their
software on a CD and then microwaving the CD. YMMV.
> ditto for websites that have banner ads along the edges. Doubleclick
> may not be your favorite vendor, but they do manage to keep most of
> the web freely available to surfers.
Doubleclick is not allowed here - one among many. If a site folds because
of that, I may be sorry, but I refuse to put up with that sort of crap.
Then again, obnoxiously stupid advertisements are part of the reason I don't
watch the boob tube (the other part being the obnoxiously stupid programs).
Oh, and I guess I haven't said it explicitly: I can and do support
information purveyors that I value who offer me an acceptable way to do so.
Obnxious looping graphic advertisments are not acceptable to me. If you
like 'em, hey, you're not going to run short soon. Enjoy!
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