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RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus!
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Now why can't there just be two version of Plus?

Would be a Waste of Patchou's time an prolly Money


I support this move, it seems wise to make it so you don't get adware every time you get one of these free programs and have to clean it out, however sometimes they need to know where to draw the line, this time I believe they just went a little over by banning optional adware programs, to which the software and it's purpose couldn't be more clearly outlined.

No, it wouldn't be hard to do, just change the installer and remove the sponsor program from it. However if there are two versions (one with the sponsor and one without) it would confuse many people as to what version to get.
Also other sites would start only linking to the version without the sponsor program, and then if people look for the program there and think "Ok, I'll install the sponsor to support this project" they won't be able to without finding another version and getting that. It would just get to be a large carry on, because no one would give the link to the one with the sponsor program. Patchou's income would go down and then Patchou, looking for alternative sources of more income, wouldn't be able to keep Plus up to it's high standards.
If Traxor's e-mail doesn't persuade them, and tbh I doubt they will take much (if any) notice, I will send a similar e-mail to them, and I urge everyone else to. Not just to be a pain in the arse :). But the site is a global download database that CNET made for the people, so if enough of the people object, they may take notice. But it may take a large amount of people to get them to do anything.
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Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Zephyr on 04-29-2005 at 12:35 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Tourist on 04-29-2005 at 12:46 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Zephyr on 04-29-2005 at 12:49 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by surfichris on 04-29-2005 at 01:48 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by XM4ST3RX on 04-29-2005 at 02:29 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by absorbation on 04-29-2005 at 02:58 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by M73A on 04-29-2005 at 03:22 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Millenium_edition on 04-29-2005 at 03:25 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by user27089 on 04-29-2005 at 03:41 PM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by alewington on 05-05-2005 at 01:20 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Millenium_edition on 04-29-2005 at 03:46 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by user27089 on 04-29-2005 at 03:51 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by ~INVASION~ on 04-29-2005 at 03:55 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by The Napster on 04-29-2005 at 04:12 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by user27089 on 04-29-2005 at 04:14 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Guido on 04-29-2005 at 05:16 PM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Hank on 04-30-2005 at 04:49 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by .Roy on 04-29-2005 at 05:41 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Guido on 04-29-2005 at 06:05 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by absorbation on 04-29-2005 at 07:05 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by vashnik on 04-29-2005 at 08:39 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by .Roy on 04-29-2005 at 08:42 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Millenium_edition on 04-29-2005 at 08:46 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by c00ly on 04-29-2005 at 09:40 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by war59312 on 04-30-2005 at 03:22 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 04-30-2005 at 03:25 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 04-30-2005 at 05:56 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Hank on 04-30-2005 at 06:11 AM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Anubis on 04-30-2005 at 07:49 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 04-30-2005 at 08:13 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Poom on 04-30-2005 at 08:16 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by user35870 on 04-30-2005 at 08:16 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 04-30-2005 at 08:24 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by .Roy on 04-30-2005 at 08:27 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Anubis on 04-30-2005 at 09:11 AM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 04-30-2005 at 09:36 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chrono on 04-30-2005 at 09:31 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 04-30-2005 at 12:22 PM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by CookieRevised on 04-30-2005 at 02:57 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Sjoerd_ on 04-30-2005 at 12:27 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 04-30-2005 at 12:36 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Dempsey on 04-30-2005 at 04:38 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Anubis on 04-30-2005 at 04:59 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Guido on 04-30-2005 at 06:22 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chris4 on 04-30-2005 at 11:34 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 05-01-2005 at 02:10 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by -rafy- on 05-01-2005 at 02:19 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 05-01-2005 at 02:24 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Hank on 05-01-2005 at 03:06 AM
RE: RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by CookieRevised on 05-01-2005 at 12:07 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Guido on 05-01-2005 at 05:36 PM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 05-02-2005 at 06:34 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Patchou on 05-05-2005 at 12:01 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Menthix on 05-05-2005 at 12:19 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by XM4ST3RX on 05-05-2005 at 12:20 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by CookieRevised on 05-05-2005 at 01:46 AM
RE: Download.com bans Messenger Plus! - by Chestah on 05-05-2005 at 10:21 AM


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