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WhenU.com Enjoined From Competing Pop-Ups

Posted by timothy on from the a-little-too-easy-that-way dept.

Frisky070802 writes "The NY Times reports that a preliminary injunction has been issued against WhenU.com, a company that distributes software that performs certain tasks for users but also intercepts their website visits so that, for instance, a visitor to Expedia would see a pop-up ad for Orbitz. Now if only we could get rid of all the rest of the pop-up ads."

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  1. MOD KARMA WHORE DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The site isn't Slashdotted, and instead of violating the NYT's copyrights, he could've just provided a partner link.

  2. And the webmasters say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't fucking visit our sites if you're blocking our popups you fucking freeloader!

  3. MOD PARENT DOWN: REPOST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    uh..HELLO! This post was made earlier in this same thread!

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=91691&cid=7889 122

  4. Re:Too dirty even for Microsoft by jigyasubalak · · Score: 0, Troll

    Son, you underestimate the lows that Microsoft can stoop to. Nothing is too low for them.
    Just don't give them ideas.

    --
    The best planning can be done after the project completes.
  5. Mod parent down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If I had mod points, I'd mod you as a troll.