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An interview with Ad-Aware's Nicholas Stark

Posted by timothy on from the combatting-annoyance dept.

Andrew Leonard writes: "In the wake of the Ad-Aware/RadLight spyware vs. anti-spyware showdown, Salon has an interview with Ad-Aware's Nicholas Stark, who explains in no uncertain terms Lavasoft's determination to match every move by the spyware developers."

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  1. How do you make money? by mgblst · · Score: 5, Funny

    We do offer an enhanced version of Ad-Aware called Ad-Aware Plus, [which costs $15]. But money is not the primary goal and has never been; it's mainly used to pay the server and bandwidth costs. We all have "regular" jobs or are students, and do this in our spare time (although it uses up a lot).

    Perhaps if they included some sort of advertising program with ad-aware, they could make some real money!

  2. Re:Pot. Kettle. Black. by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 4, Funny

    "But to actively take income from people simply because you don't approve of their business model is heinous."

    You're right, I'll write my state representatves this instant, and insist that they repeal fines for drug dealers. Throw them in jail, yes, but taking money because I don't approve of their business model is truly heinous.