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I wonder how requiring login to download helps a company in general? Docker says "improve experience for users" but is collecting download counts for each accou

• mdavidn 8y ago
  Lead generation.
  • paulie_a 8y ago
    It's always fun to give fake info to those sites that require it for that purpose. I've been using the white house phone number for 15 years.
  • rpeden 8y ago
    I think there's a good chance that's the answer. All they need to do is take every e-mail address that's not @ gmail/hotmail/outlook.com/other free providers, zip them through something like the Clearbit API to flesh out info about the person, and then forward promising prospects on to the sales team for some personal attention. I don't even mind companies doing this, as long as they're honest about why they're asking me to register.
• ben174 8y ago
  “Subscribe to our opt out mailing list so we can spam you until you unsubscribe”
• wmf 8y ago
  They will send you spam every two weeks reminding you of the goodness of Docker.