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A New Low for Web Advertisers: Pop-Up Downloads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the measuring-new-lows-jinxes-us-all dept.

rizzmanix writes: "I thougt it was strange that I had been getting a lot of pop-up download prompts for the Gator software as I browsed around the web in the recent days. Why were all these sites requiring this Gator thing I wondered? Well I wonder no more... as apparently advertisers hit a new low by running 'pop-up downloads' instead of pop-up ads. Sneaky, underhanded, nasty and vile."

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  1. Goddamned daylight savings time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    IF&nbsp I&nbsp EVER&nbsp MEEPT&nbsp BEN&nbsp FRANKLIN,&nbsp I&nbsp WILL&nbsp KICK&nbsp HIS&nbsp GOAT!&nbsp

  2. Well, what do you want? by osgeek · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes, it's very annoying. But it's always funny seeing people complain about the quality of things that they get for free.

    Maybe one day we'll all get sick of it enough to support useful solutions like micropayments for worthwhile content.

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  3. Re:why mozilla rules here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, it figures that an OSS/socialistic web browser would give its users the chance to filter out capitalism (advertisements.) Look if you don't want to view a site's ads, then don't go to the site. It is as simple as that. Blocking certain portions of a site's content because you don't personally want to see it is definitely immoral and arguably illegal.

  4. Not true by ringbarer · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Crossover browser plugin, being conveniently 'closed source', connects to Codeweaver's servers every time you view a media file with it. It sends the URL, file name, your IP and your username as well.

    This is a very dangerous precedent, as Linux users, in their rush to make their computers 'More like Windows', also accept some of the vunerabilities.

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  5. Another reason... by toupsie · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...to get a Mac. If you are too cheap, convert your x86 box to BSD because friends don't let friend use Linux. :P

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  6. Updated Slashdot Advertising Policy by Ryan_Terry · · Score: 1, Troll

    Posted by CmdrTaco on Mon April 08, 09:13 AM
    from the tightening-our-belts dept.

    In response to increased advertiser demand, we have decided that we will now host so-called Pop-Up Downloads. In keeping witht he slashdot tradition these will only be NON Microsoft Downloads, and will never do any harm to your system. We at slashdot would like to reming you that we have not sold out, and we will still keep providing the best the web has to offer.**

    ** Offer subject to a monthly service fee of $19.99 USD. All taxes ans licensing included. Offer void on any *nix System or non MS browser.

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  7. Re:a followup link by bonzoesc · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh come on, you know what'll happen when somebody does that.