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This is genuinely funny on Don's part, but I'm sure he gets much worse emails. It's one of the 'joys' of running a public facing product on the internet. Over t

This is genuinely funny on Don's part, but I'm sure he gets much worse emails. It's one of the 'joys' of running a public facing product on the internet. Over the years of running PortableApps.com I've been threatened with death, rape, abuse, doxxing, DDoS attacks, character attacks, you name it. My personal favorite was a user claiming that my donation of a kidney to my Dad - 4 years before creating portable apps - reflected badly on me and I had only done it so I could gloat about it and use it make money from users.

tedmiston 4y ago
PortableApps was awesome for the computer labs in college. (Especially back when the only browser installed on those systems was IE.) Thank you for that!
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  You're welcome!
illiac786 4y ago
portableapps is extremely useful, it still boggles my mind when some people working in computer labs don't know about it.
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  We've never done any real advertising, so most of the time people who could really use it don't know it's a thing.
imwillofficial 4y ago
Thanks for everything you do. Portable Apps saved my bacon more than once.
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  You're welcome! Sorry your bacon needed saving, but glad it helped.
SLWW 4y ago
Gotta say that I love the portableapps.com; I don't need it often but when I do I really need it. Thanks for all you do and the support you give it, it's appreciated
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  Glad to hear, and you're welcome!
andrepd 4y ago
I've re-read that last sentence 3 times and I can only think "wtf" Thanks for portableapps!
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  I know. That one in particular threw me. You're welcome!
chemmail 4y ago
Glad you can mention donating your kidney again...
- JohnTHaller 4y ago
  Oh yeah. Whole reason I joined HN. Can I have some money?
  - teachrdan 4y ago
    Never buying your products again. 100% blocked.
    - JohnTHaller 4y ago
      Will you come back if we institute the same industry-leading refund policy as Notepad++?
      - teachrdan 4y ago
        You son of a b, I'm in.
- BMc2020 4y ago
  "I see you’ve managed to get your shirt off." — Galaxy Quest
project2501 4y ago
PortableApps is awesome. Thank you for all your work.

tedmiston 4y ago

PortableApps was awesome for the computer labs in college. (Especially back when the only browser installed on those systems was IE.) Thank you for that!

JohnTHaller 4y ago
You're welcome!

illiac786 4y ago

portableapps is extremely useful, it still boggles my mind when some people working in computer labs don't know about it.

JohnTHaller 4y ago
We've never done any real advertising, so most of the time people who could really use it don't know it's a thing.

imwillofficial 4y ago

Thanks for everything you do. Portable Apps saved my bacon more than once.

JohnTHaller 4y ago
You're welcome! Sorry your bacon needed saving, but glad it helped.

SLWW 4y ago

Gotta say that I love the portableapps.com; I don't need it often but when I do I really need it. Thanks for all you do and the support you give it, it's appreciated

JohnTHaller 4y ago
Glad to hear, and you're welcome!

andrepd 4y ago

I've re-read that last sentence 3 times and I can only think "wtf" Thanks for portableapps!

JohnTHaller 4y ago
I know. That one in particular threw me. You're welcome!

chemmail 4y ago

Glad you can mention donating your kidney again...

JohnTHaller 4y ago
Oh yeah. Whole reason I joined HN. Can I have some money?
- teachrdan 4y ago
  Never buying your products again. 100% blocked.
  - JohnTHaller 4y ago
    Will you come back if we institute the same industry-leading refund policy as Notepad++?
    - teachrdan 4y ago
      You son of a b, I'm in.
BMc2020 4y ago
"I see you’ve managed to get your shirt off." — Galaxy Quest

project2501 4y ago

PortableApps is awesome. Thank you for all your work.