L.L. Bean Suing Competitors For Spyware-Linked Ads

httpamphibio.us writes "According to this article on CNN, L.L. Bean is suing 'Nordstrom and three other companies it alleges used pop-up ads that appeared when some customers visited the clothier and outdoor gear retailer's Web site.' The article mentions Claria Corp, a maker of spyware . This is an interesting route to go about getting rid of spyware, attacking its source of income instead of the manufacturer."

Comments

Re:"Awright, let's GIT 'em..."

[LostCluster]

I just love the ever-expanding L.L. Bean bookbags that keep getting bigger as students are asked to carry more textbooks.

Schools are so concerned about weapons, but they let me carry one on my back all my senior year in 1999. It's a 30 to 40 point dead weight when fully loaded with books... hurl that at somebody not expecting it and you knock them down and seriously hurt them. Drop it over a ledge to the lower floor and it's deadly.

Nearly every senior taking the AP-level courses at my school had one, we needed monogram or some other mark our own so that we didn't confuse them with the same bags of like color in the same room. It's a good thing we were all good kids and nobody snapped that year. We all were getting the physics knowledge to know how much force we could have generated by getting any sort of velocity with that kind of weight.

Re:taking the high road

[anphilip]

as they say in the British Parliment here here

Re:taking the high road

[1u3hr]

as they say in the British Parliment here here

Not quite (or maybe you'd say "not quiet").

Hear, hear
Meaning: A shout of support or agreement.
Origin:Originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of 'hear him, hear him'. It is still often heard there although sometimes used ironically these days.

Wusses...

[Cyno01]

I have an LL Bean shoulder bag that i use at school. I go to an IB school, it similar to AP, but internationally recognized. I manage to get by with 2 notebooks, pens/markers and my calculator and a book/novel in my bag, and when i need to i go to my locker and *gasp* carry a book. Its a helluva lot easier on the back to pack smartly. Whats even worst than the huge backpacks are the rolling ones. No wonder american kids are so fat, they're too lazy to carry their own books. I cant stand the freshmen who dont realize they dont have to; have a notbook and binder for every class and carry those and every book at once in a rolling piece of luggage. I've tripped over enough that i wish someone would get seriously injured so they could be banned. I have a week of high school left, and i'm gonna miss kicking those down the stairs...