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Cnet's Download.com and the installer scam
Curt:
The second-richest man in Denmark once said, "Bad publicity is better than no publicity". I expect Cnet will carry on and not go back.
mouser:
After a few emails they agreed to remove all of my applications from cnet.
It's a shame too since several had editor's reviews and recommendations which are now gone forever, along with the user comments, etc., and their stats showed 100,000 + downloads from cnet.
skwire:
I haven't even received a reply yet. :down:
mouser:
Here's the email address where the reply to my request came from:
CNET Upload <[email protected]>
Hopefully if enough authors complain cnet will reverse their policy OR it will become common knowledge that cnet is a bad place to go to look for software.
mouser:
I wonder if this technique that cnet is pioneering is going to catch on.. It seems like just another example of free software increasingly being looked at as a great way for 3rd parties to make a profit off the work of others.
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