Shoutbox

EDIT: yes I asked for opinion on the sponsor program, then I understood something and asked for opinions on what we could do to help, and what patchou could do  to help himself even more.  Please this is NOT about changing it...its for ideas to help patchou even more!!

EDIT: Poll now changed, please vote again.

Hmm, as long as the sponsor is an optional install, I don't have a problem with it at all. Download.com can simply tell their users to click Disagree if they want to fight adware. I must say that sponsor acceptance screen has greatly improved over the years - heck, I even feel safe letting my mom update Plus! on her own these days because the accept/decline options have become so clear!

Taking these improvements into consideration, I think a large percentage of the Plus! users with the sponsor installed now have actually purposely chosen this option in order to support the software.

You mention Google ads... where whould you put those?? Noone would install Plus! if it meant having your conversation/contact windows filled with Google ads...

No, I've gradually changed my view on the sponsor over the past few years and I can't admit to holding anything againt it anymore.... People who still install the sponsor by accident need to get glasses.

google ads= here on the forum not on msn messenger..do you realize how much trouble it would be to put it on msn messenger? lol

I don't think it needs to change.. forget google ads.. i dont think this will make enough money.. i think everything is nice the way it is.. the plus! setup is clear enough as said.. if u just look a ur screen while installing ull see the install/do not install option..

to be honest, I'm sure ecko_complex is just looking for a way to say MDX is better than plus! (which it is totally not if you compare the feature list )

especially since MD's bad reputation about not working...

nope i think everything is good with the sponser let it stay

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Originally posted by Millenium_edition
to be honest, I'm sure ecko_complex is just looking for a way to say MDX is better than plus! (which it is totally not if you compare the feature list )

especially since MD's bad reputation about not working...

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and totatly raping your msn....

is he paid by the instalation of the sponser or just in a lump sum to have it there?

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Originally posted by nimicitor
i don't think it matters because no one installs the sponsor anyway (except by mistake).

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A lot of people have the sponsor installed almost 50 % I believe, and he gets paid per click on the ads I thought.

It's makes a lot and i mean alot of money and google ad's are on the website. It's someone's personaly fault if they jump to a conclusion that messenger plus! is spyware

When I seen what  MessengerDiscovery X did I came over cuase I knew someone was gonna bring it up lol. I think its something Patchou needs to consider. No one can complain and say they forgot about the sponsor and installed the sponsor. In other forums I have seen people accuse msg plus of installing the sponsor secretly lol maybe that will change their view and actually use it but I am sure if Patchou did change it to like MessengerDiscovery X that still wouldnt be good enough for some people the same people that trash msg plus so much. I think it would might get some people to change their mind about it and others like I said still wouldnt care cuase it still will show ads for 20 seconds during the install and still say its adware. Which way would bring in more money though 20 seconds of showing ads during install or installing the sponsor? And how if anyone did want to help support msg plus more do it without installing the sponsor? Something I have always wondered has Patchou ever considered taking donations and not doing either as long as the donations were good enough? Or just do it like MessengerDiscovery X and anyone that wants to support msg plus donate some money.