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Cnet's Download.com and the installer scam
nosh:
Softpedia still provides a clean mirror for downloads at this time.
-app103 (September 25, 2011, 04:59 AM)
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+1 for Softpedia. I've favored them for a while now. They seem to have the most up-to-date changelogs too.
I've stopped downloading from Cnet. Ended up there a couple of times anyway because the download links from some authors' sites take you there. I'd rather they hosted their files with more respectable services... (Rapidshare or Hotfile.) :)
skwire:
They also recently sent out a survey to all vendors, asking their opinions on this toolbar bundle. The one thing that was clear was that they have no plans to remove it completely.-db90h (September 27, 2011, 12:16 AM)
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I received this email survey and sent back a rather scathing reply.
db90h:
They also recently sent out a survey to all vendors, asking their opinions on this toolbar bundle. The one thing that was clear was that they have no plans to remove it completely.-db90h (September 27, 2011, 12:16 AM)
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I received this email survey and sent back a rather scathing reply.
-skwire (September 27, 2011, 08:58 AM)
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Me too. Did you notice how they clearly had no intent of removing the bundle, but instead were trying to find out ways to keep it?
skwire:
Me too. Did you notice how they clearly had no intent of removing the bundle, but instead were trying to find out ways to keep it?-db90h (September 27, 2011, 09:01 AM)
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Yep. That email was what should have been sent out to everybody, as a courtesy, before they went ahead and wrapped everything without consent. FWIW, I didn't receive any sort of reply after I sent my scathing one. :)
db90h:
Me neither, I don't think they intended to reply to us though ;p
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