GoogleGuy - 8:51 am on Jan 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

Nope Brett, I'm not really that devious and I'm not trying to throw stones at IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo, any other search engine, or any Future Threat To Google's Existence. I have a lot of respect for IBM and I'm not talking about an Atomica program that people choose to install. I have a lot of respect for Yahoo and if want choose to show pop-ups, that's their right. If some new technology eclipses Google and all search engines because it's superior, then I say power to them.

I'm honestly just trying to get people to stop showing pop-ups ads on Google. End of agenda. When you download BearShare, there's a 126 paragraph license agreement. You won't find a single mention of the word "pop-up" except buried in paragraph 103. Then the rest of the install makes it sound like SaveNow is actually good for user privacy! How are users and the marketplace supposed to filter out popup-ware if they don't know that they have it installed? We've had users tell us that SaveNow installed itself when they uninstalled other spyware software.

I understand the hazards of posting here. People can take what you say and interpret it however they want. I also understand that this is a great way to talk straight to webmasters, and that's why I come here on my extra time to answer questions. You're really give me too much credit, Brett. Sometimes when a person looks like they're trying to do a good deed, they're just trying to do a good deed. :)

Whining follower? Sigh.. :(