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Gator dislikes being called "spyware"

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Oct 23, 2003.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    In an effort to improve its corporate reputation, adware company Gator has launched a legal offensive to divorce its name from the hated term "spyware"--and so far its strategy is paying off.

    In response to a libel lawsuit, an antispyware company has settled with Gator and pulled Web pages critical of the company, its practices and its software. And other spyware foes are getting the message.

    Read more: CNet News.
    Julio Franco, Oct 23, 2003
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  2. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    This is absolutely absurd. How are they not considered spyware? That is ridiculous!!!
    poertner_1274, Oct 23, 2003
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  3. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    Well, if it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck...
    StormBringer, Oct 23, 2003
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  4. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    Eh, and I'm not a geek.


    Sure.
    acidosmosis, Oct 23, 2003
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  5. TS | Thomas Newcomer, in training

    Gator's market research shows that people don't unwittingly install Gator because they enjoy downloading & using free software. They do it because "Gator" is a hip, completely in-your-face-to-the-max, surfboarding-on-Snapple-waves extreme-rap brand name.

    Hope this clears that spyware nonsense up.
    TS | Thomas, Oct 23, 2003
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  6. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    LOL, what market research? The one they pulled straight out of their *bleep*?

    ROFL.

    Yea last night I conducted some reasearch and found that all American's are in fact aliens. Yes, thats right we all agreed that we are aliens from another planet.

    Now the Europeans can rest at night :p


    (just kidding of course)
    acidosmosis, Oct 23, 2003
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  7. TS | Thomas Newcomer, in training

    No, market research, twas a joke :)
    TS | Thomas, Oct 23, 2003
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  8. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    Yes, I know ;-)

    Though.. as stupid as this company is I don't doubt it one bit that they would say something like that :)
    acidosmosis, Oct 23, 2003
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  9. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    Well at least I can sleep at night now knowing that Gator is doing something to 'try' to get out of the spyware catagory. I was extremely worried there for a bit that people would hate them FOREVER!!!! but it appears they are trying to clean their act up and change their image, so I think I am going to go install it and play around with it.

    You never know it could actually be a useful piece of software.puke: puke: puke:

    Ok I'm done.

    This is still unbelivable that they don't consider themselves spyware.
    poertner_1274, Oct 24, 2003
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  10. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    What does Gator do on your computer anyways? I know it gets on my computer without my knowledge from time to time :mad:
    ---agissi---, Oct 26, 2003
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  11. wicka_wicka Banned

    Yeah, and they changed their name to Claria...
    wicka_wicka, Oct 31, 2003
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  12. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    Oh boy. Not cool. If they changed their name to "Claria" they are obviously trying to avoid the spyware label by starting off clean so that we will again not know what this software actually is and possibly download it. *sigh*
    acidosmosis, Nov 1, 2003
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