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Msgplus sponsor by copley on 09-02-2005 at 10:47 PM
ok so i'm smart enough to not install the msg plus sponsor anyway but i thought i'd have a rant about it anyway.... and the fact that it IS spyware and it IS annoying.
the toolbar for a start.... who wants a toolbar that brings up popups every now and then which you can't turn off. it's stupid and i can't believe a group of people who make such an excellent program would accept such a stupid sponsor.... havign the sponsor there makes people use msg plus less and less because of people installing it...
MSG PLUS SPONSOR IS STUPID. THANKS I FEEL BETTER NOW
RE: Msgplus sponsor by M73A on 09-02-2005 at 10:50 PM
no sponsor = no FREE msgplus!
sponsor = adware
sponsor NOT = spyware
its been discussed a lot.... people may not like it bt its how this program remains free... i dont mind it, i dont have to install it, its really not a huge issue in my life... and don't see why it shud be in anyone else's who doesn't install it... why worry about what you don't have
but a good ole rant is ok and welcome to the forums 
RE: Msgplus sponsor by mwe99 on 09-02-2005 at 10:56 PM
get a blog 
hundreds of threads about this already
RE: Msgplus sponsor by Purity on 09-02-2005 at 11:05 PM
Dude, he get's paid, this is his job,(patchous), That's how he earns a living.
RE: Msgplus sponsor by Lou on 09-02-2005 at 11:39 PM
why do we need one person per every 2 days come o here to rant about it? Can't anyone do this in a polite and proper manner? If you don't like the sponsor, don't install it. Its that easy. Just leave it!
RE: Msgplus sponsor by L. Coyote on 09-03-2005 at 12:01 AM
quote:Hello!
Originally posted by copley
ok so i'm smart enough to not install the msg plus sponsor anyway but i thought i'd have a rant about it anyway.... and the fact that it IS spyware and it IS annoying.
the toolbar for a start.... who wants a toolbar that brings up popups every now and then which you can't turn off. it's stupid and i can't believe a group of people who make such an excellent program would accept such a stupid sponsor.... havign the sponsor there makes people use msg plus less and less because of people installing it...
MSG PLUS SPONSOR IS STUPID. THANKS I FEEL BETTER NOW
A few bits of information about the sponsor:
Did you know only one person makes Messenger Plus!? His nick is Patchou (also his company's name) and he works full-time on this add-on.
Did you know that the sponsor is very easy to remove and it doesn't contain any spyware behaviors? Thus, it's adware.
As stated before, it's Patchou's only income. And it helps to pay his bills and most importantly, server costs (websites and the Custom Emotion Sound Database, which generates A LOT of bandwidth daily because of it's massive use).
You see, in the end, the sponsor is not 100% for Patchou.
It's for us.Thanks for coming and letting us know what you feel!