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Gator Forces Site To Remove 'Spyware' Label

Posted by simoniker on from the gentler-nicer-language dept.

lurker412 writes "CNet News is reporting that Gator has forced PC Pitstop to remove Web pages that call Gator's software 'spyware.' The correct term, according to Gator, is 'adware.' The article states: 'If we find anyone publicly calling us spyware, we correct it and take action if necessary,' said Scott Eagle, Gator's senior vice president of marketing. So be careful what you say in your comments..."

18 of 927 comments (clear)

  1. Me first by setzman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, setzman, say that Gator is spyware. btw, First Post!!

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    1. Re:Me first by rolling_rox · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't like to use the term spyware, I prefer the term "Crapware"

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    2. Re:Me first by Geek+of+Tech · · Score: 5, Funny
      > And it takes a lot to make a 7-year-old WinME system worse than it already is.....

      I think I see your problem. Windows ME wasn't made in 1996. Unless..... Oh my! You must be from the future! So what is longhorn like, future boy? I'd like to see it myself, but I don't have an extra 1.21-Gigawatts.

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  2. alternative names.... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What if we call it snoopware? shitware? How about "fucks-up-your-computer-and- makes-it-run-slower-ware"?

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    1. Re:alternative names.... by i+am+nude · · Score: 5, Funny

      i like "You stole my CPU cycles and i want them back!!! ware"

    2. Re:alternative names.... by Crispin+Cowan · · Score: 5, Funny
      I think we should just say "beware" :-)

      Crispin
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  3. whoa... whoa! by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gat0r is spyware. Ha ha! Can't get me! Fooled you! Neener neener neener! ... *sigh* it's so lonely in my parent's basement. *sniff*

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  4. A rose is a rose... by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you put a pig in an evening gown and take it out for the evening, it's still a pig.

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    1. Re:A rose is a rose... by Atheraal · · Score: 4, Funny

      rose... not quite appropriate here... i would venture to say that the steaming pile of horse shit said rose grows in by any other name is still a steaming pile of horse shit.

    2. Re:A rose is a rose... by seanadams.com · · Score: 5, Funny

      i would venture to say that the steaming pile of horse shit said rose grows in by any other name is still a steaming pile of horse shit

      In the beginning was the plan.
      And then came the Assumptions.
      And the Assumptions were without form.
      And the Plan was without substance.
      And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
      And they spoke among themselves, saying,
      "It is a crock of shit, and it stinketh."
      And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
      "It is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odor thereof."
      And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying,
      "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong,
      such that none may abide by it."
      And the Managers went unto their Directors, saying,
      "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
      And the Directors spoke amongst themselves, saying one to another,
      "It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
      And the Directors then went unto the Vice-Presidents, saying unto them,
      "It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
      And the Vice-Presidents went unto the President, saying unto him,
      "This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor
      of the company, with powerful effects."
      And the President Looked upon the Plan, and saw that it was good.
      And the Plan became Policy.

  5. New Term: by Cytlid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Assholeware - companies that produce spyware and then insist that noone calls it as such.

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  6. free software by primus_sucks · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know what everyone is complaining about. According to there homepage you get FREE software (often valued at up to $30!!!). Here are the apps you get:

    Weatherscope provides easy access to local temperature and extended weather forecasts. Taking a trip? Weatherscope gives you the current and future conditions!

    Cool, no more endless searching of weather.com!

    Precision Time - Make sure your computer clock always has the correct time. Synchronize your computer clock with one of the world's most precise timekeeping devices - the U.S. Atomic Clock.

    Awesome! I hate being .0006566547866787 pico seconds late for meetings!

    Date Manager - Never miss another important date or reminder. Date Manager shows today's date in your system tray and allows you to quickly pull up a two-month calendar and set reminders.

    WOW I can't believe this is free!!!!

    Gator eWallet - The world's most popular digital wallet. The Gator eWallet automatically remembers login IDs/passwords and fills in online forms with just one click. No more lost passwords, and no more typing information such as address, email, credit card numbers, etc!

    This is great, I'm sure your data is completely secure since this software was written by such an innovative company!

  7. Re:Me first - Gator is NOT spyware by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gator is NOT spyware - to help the slashdot crowd fully understand this important point that Gator is NOT spyware I have created a helpful reminder by way of the Gator is NOT spyware URL which constantly reminds visitors to the Gator website via a reminder message that Gator is NOT spyware.

    This is the Gator is NOT spyware URL...

  8. Sure by roystgnr · · Score: 5, Funny

    The correct term, according to Gator, is 'adware.'

    And hillbillies prefer to be called 'sons of the soil'. But it ain't gonna happen.

  9. Move Sig by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 5, Funny

    So for the next couple of weeks, a new Slashdot sig.

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  10. Me Second by CleverNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Gator,

    Gator is Spyware, you fuckers. Spyware. Spyware. Spyware.

    Please send me a nastygram. My career is stalled, and I could really use the publicity.

    Love,

    Wil Wheaton
    Linux weenie who doesn't even use your crappy SPYware.

    PS- It's spyware.

  11. You're gonna feel really embarassed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    when you realize that you just made fun of Wil Wheaton for claiming to be Wil Wheaton.

  12. Re:Me Third by WEFUNK · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like Mr. Wheaton above, I would like a cease and decist order sent to me. However, since I have no previous career in entertainment, I need the publicity to get mine started. I'm a poor, non-RIAA aligned musician trying to crack an industry dominated by old men who think kids want to hear Justin Timberflake and some slut from Wexford, PA all day.

    Just name your band or your demo album "Gator is Spyware" -- that ought to ruffle some feathers and get you your cease and desist...

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