Re: Malware Triangle

From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 11/25/04


Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:32:34 -0500

Leythos wrote:

> In article <TA9pd.37696$Ro.1571712@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> kurtw@sympatico.ca says...
>
>>also, the free version of opera has advertising in it... icq has
>>advertising in it... some of the more recent versions of the divx codec
>>were bundled with gator, for crying out loud... i could go on...
>
>
> And that doesn't make it proper or right. I quit using Opera because of
> that. I also don't used codec's that have SPYWARE in them. I even block
> most gator servers - at least the ones that I can find.

previously you said you couldn't think of anyone who would rather have
ads if they had the choice... i'm merely pointing out to you that there
is in fact a working business model that allows people to choose
between paying money and looking at ads and some people choose looking
at ads...

-- 
"maxwell can tell he's in hell
just wants you to visit him there
same old game that he's playin'
his rules are never fair"


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