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Originally Posted by punx1325
Why in God's name would they package adware into a program. They know we want nothing to do with adware. I would happily pay 10 bucks for this program, at a later date, if I knew it was adware free.
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They package adware because it gives them the money they need to keep the program alive and put food on their table. Maybe you personally would donate for a program without advertisements, but it's been proven over and over that the vast majority of people will not. None of these software companies can stay alive with only 1 in 100 or fewer users paying.
I'm not saying that I support intrusive adware, far from it. I don't mind in the slightest though, getting a quality program for free just for letting them display a small banner add in the program. The issue for me isn't the adds, it's what
else the advertising program may be trying to do.