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Claria Leaves Adware Business

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bowing-out dept.

Alex Stern writes "In an attempt to clean up its tarnished name, Claria has hired Deutsche Bank to help them sell off the software tools that were previously supported by their adware. Claria says they are unwilling to sell the software for the GAIN ad network, or the data they have collected from their users. Claria is also holding on to their eWallet software that manages passwords. On July 1, Claria will shutdown the GAIN network and inform their users they can either uninstall their software or pay for it. Claria's new business model is 'a new platform designed to provide consumers with a personalized Internet experience.'"

4 of 149 comments (clear)

  1. Some assets! by Random+Q.+Hacker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh boy, a screen saver. Let me whip out my billion dollars in venture capital for that!

  2. and Charles Manson... by Fhqwhgadss · · Score: 5, Funny

    is now knitting little sweaters for orphaned puppies.

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    How does a 7-person democracy cut a pie? Into 4 pieces.
  3. Conditions of the sale crack me up by LiftOp · · Score: 5, Funny
    A condition of any sale of Claria's consumer software applications will be the requirement that any purchaser agrees to adhere to emerging industry standards outlined by TRUSTe and other industry coalitions.

    So what's the going rate for buying a product line and promising not to use it?

  4. AmEx? by Hazy+Memory · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real question is: can I pay with American Express or will they only take visa and mastercard. Don't take my GATOR away!!!