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I'm not buying this idea that Microsoft doesn't know what's going on. For CNet to make money on the deal, Microsoft would need a way to attribute the increased
by marshray 15y ago
I'm not buying this idea that Microsoft doesn't know what's going on.
For CNet to make money on the deal, Microsoft would need a way to attribute the increased traffic to CNet. If Microsoft is paying them significant sums and yet remaining willfully ignorant of the means, then Microsoft is no better than your bottom feeding pay-per-install malware services.
The fact that we're even discussing Microsoft's reputation in this way is what led me to say "O how the mighty have fallen." It's quite sad IMHO.
- rplnt 15y agoThe toolbar installation is optional. It might not be nice but I don't see why it should be forbidden from Microsoft's side as that's the point behind these partnership after all (same with Google). Every other product asks you to install their toolbar. The product in this case is downloader and most importantly CNet's traffic.
- marshray 15y agoHmm. I wonder if we'd find any of Microsoft's installers being wrapped in such a manner.