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General Software Discussion / Re: Cnet's Download.com and the installer scam

« on: February 09, 2012, 03:18 AM »

at the very beginning, you still need reviews and reviews aren't bad. now the limit between a review and a listing can be close. for example on softonic , the listing is always reviewed. By social media, you need to have really a good product to make the word of mouth working, people connected together doesn't always share the same interest either.

I was trying to focus the discussion on the technical point of view, and what can be done to ask the download site to not list you. Is anyone forbid this in the end-user license agrement for example ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cnet's Download.com and the installer scam

« on: February 08, 2012, 06:40 PM »

@Superboyac but how you get the traffic for your software them ? organic SEO ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cnet's Download.com and the installer scam

« on: February 08, 2012, 06:28 AM »

I m jumping in this thread as I m myself a software publisher working since a long time with various shareware / app catalog, such as download.com and softonic.
I can only agree about the process of the software downloader and ads bundling isn't very nice, as they have probably plenty of different ways to make money.
In the other hand, how the publisher can make money when most people just want free free free free program. who can work for free ?

I just asked to Softonic to remove my programs, or to remove the softonic downloader, as I don't like the fact they make money on my back..