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Originally posted by Spy Killer
...you always run the risk of compromising system security.
Indeed, you always run the risk of compromising system security when you download anything from the web and execute it. But how does Plus' sponsor compromise system security?
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I was particularly amused by the suggestion that the spyware (and that is exactly what it is!) can generate harmless pop-ups. HARMLESS! ... take a look at the coding behind your average pop-up some time and decide how harmless these things are.
I think you omitted the part where you actually showed proof of how "the coding behind your average pop-up" (which you are asuming Plus' sponsor shares) is harmful.
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I make a living out of undoing the damage that this sort of junk does, so don't let any moderator or developer fool you into thinking that this stuff is fluffy cuddly and nice.
*cough* What damage, apart of making some people angry because they didn't realise they clicked "yes, install this"? (which btw can be easily solved with a reinstallation).
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If the system is THAT good, it would have a price tag that the users would be prepared to pay in order to get rid of the spyware.
Plus! is free. Err... the sponsor (again, adware) is optional. Err... I don't see any price tag.
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Rule of thumb, .... if it looks good, it's free and it interferes with your standard operating system ... don't touch it with a barge-pole.
Now that's a rule of thumb.
Oh, and it has no sense
I don't want to sound rude, just want to know why you think it's not harmless. If you prove it, I'll accept it. I agree it can be annoying sometimes, but that's why the developer gives the users the option to choose whether to install it, and even to uninstall it later.
So, what's all this harmful thingy all we 10 million people don't know about or have suffered from?
Greetings.
[edit] I'm not mod, I'm not developer, and I'm not a fool.
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