MalakoPlus
join:2005-01-17
l165h3
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As long as scumware stays in the grey area between a computer virus and a "marketing tool" then groups like this COAST are a sham, something to make these morons look more reputable.
We need to lump these programs in with virii and be done with it, no grey area. |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| All spy/crapware is just that...virii, but with a EULA. Due to the (sometimes hidden) advertising blurbette, this junk is suddenly legal, and the developing companies come out swinging with lawyers.
I think a group like COAST would be viable...but common sense should be applied to the application process. (ie. don't elect known crapware vendors TO your group membership) If they kept this group clean that way...then it might have some viability to it. |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL
| said by Thaler  :All spy/crapware is just that...virii, but with a EULA. Due to the (sometimes hidden) advertising blurbette, this junk is suddenly legal, and the developing companies come out swinging with lawyers. I think a group like COAST would be viable...but common sense should be applied to the application process. (ie. don't elect known crapware vendors TO your group membership) If they kept this group clean that way...then it might have some viability to it. It just the same like the MCI story...it's about finding a loophole in the legality, then make a couple mil in the process. |
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