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Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'!
An anonymous reader writes "According to this
article in the Toronto Star, a class
action suit against Bonzi Software has reached a settlement.
Bonzi will not pay damages but will be required to stop using fake user
interface (FUI) style error messages to trick users into clicking on their
banners. This is a big win for the community as it will help to improve the
Internet's ailing perceived user experience.
Most of you have seen Bonzi's banners, and probably most of you won't admit
to having been fooled by them at some point. Well, imagine how many novice computer
users were tricked into installing again, or paying for software they really did not need.
Congratulations and thanks to Lukins & Annis
for a job well done.
Interestingly, bonzi.com has been returning connection refused all day. This is usually one of the net's busiest sites."
Or just just get him a copy of Peedy, the little Microsoft Agent Character parrot. I prefer Merlin myself. (It's fun to do have a page where Merlin slaps Elron Hubbard in the nose. Not very useful, but fun.) Ahh, that spin-off Microsoft Bob technology!
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
I signed up for something, I think it was this class action suit, and it said I would get $20 if I had seen one of these ads, etc, etc...
The way they made it sound was the only way we wouldn't get our money, is if too many people signed up before the deadline, and about a week before the deadline, there were plenty of slots left.
So where's my money?
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.