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Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'!

Posted by timothy on from the not-even-a-slap-on-the-wrist dept.

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."

11 of 376 comments (clear)

  1. qsd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1sts qs qsd

  2. Re:SLURP-A-DEE DOO DAH, SLURP-A-DEE AYYY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sheesh, that is getting old.

  3. Re:Cavaliers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No it didnt have to be said.

    Because noone knows what the fuck you're talking about.

    I assume its some obscure lame cartoon (no doubt one of those chinese pseudo-porn crapfests) that nerds think is super-fantastic.

    It's probably about a 13 year old girl who has sex with a robot orangutan or some such bullshit.

  4. Re:wow, how is this good? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IN SOVIET RUSSIA SPYWARE INSTALLS YOU! Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted! Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

  5. SCO is tanking!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SCOX&d=v1 shows SCO (SCOX) is tanking BIG time. Down over 10% now. Suck it, SCO bitches! :-D SELL! SELL! SELL!

  6. Re:my dad used it... by AndroidCat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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!

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  7. more info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's some more googled information involving the Bonzi buddy case, and bonzi buddy in general:
    check it out

    1. Re:more info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      oh my god whats that man doing to his anus

  8. NICE PICTURE OF TACO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I under stand that twelve hundred shares of VM Systems is also worth 50 cents.

  9. HEY I CAN REPLY IN ALL CAPS TOO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about that!

    Save cyberNOTHING.org now!

  10. Huh? by GigsVT · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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?

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