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Browser Becomes Billboard

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the inevitability dept.

MikeKD writes "Citing a desire to 'enhance the user experience', United Virtualities is 'preparing to introduce a product [called Ooqa Ooqa] that will allow advertisers to automatically change the appearance of Web browsers, usurping some of the functions built into popular browsers...', according to an MSNBC article--and all this supposedly without downloading any additional software. UV says a lot of sweet things about being able to turn it off and allowing the web sites to customize the degree of intrusion (from reverting to normal form when leaving to retaining the rebrand even after leaving), but does anyone think advertisers will restrain themselves? Not I." Friends don't let friends use browsers susceptible to this.

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  1. everybody bend over by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 1, Troll

    Thank you Mr. Gates, may I have another?

    1. Re:everybody bend over by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll
      Nobody actually expects you to read the article, jackass, but this affects Netscape products too.

      Well, this is as good a place to respond as any, you silly troll. I was kind of waiting to see a stupid comment like this.

      My wife uses Netscape 4.something on Red Hat and is unafected. One of her favorite sites is weather.com, but she has never seen any of the Sheckles problem by UV.

      These "products" simply take advantage of underlying M$ security problems like ActiveX, and lack of user accounts. Microsoft made their OS to behve this way, and those who continue to use M$ can expect to suffer for spending money on M$ OS. ActiveX, SOAP, and .NET are the perfect replacement for user controled software. Put M$ on your computer today and own a TV. Thank you, Bill, thank you!

      And Thank YOU Mr. AC for giving me this chance to serve.

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      Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  2. cookies by aozilla · · Score: 1, Troll

    Friends don't let friends use browsers susceptible to this.


    This from a site which requires the user to allow tracking information to be stored on the user's hard drive in order to use most of the features.

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    ok then your [sic] infringing on my copyright! Could you as [sic] me next time before STEALING my comments for your own?
  3. Re:or Omniweb on OS X by moonbender · · Score: 1, Troll

    Pay $2500 for browser-free surfing when the same or something equivalent can be realised on a PC using free or very cheap software? I'll pass.

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