> I did not accuse anyone. I didn't say you did. You didn't start the misconceived thread, you just participated in it. > I said that it was in principle poss

> I did not accuse anyone. I didn't say you did. You didn't start the misconceived thread, you just participated in it. > I said that it was in principle possible to use freeware as bait and switch. That's completely unhelpful though. We're not talking about "in principle" or "in general". Some commenters here were accusing the article author, Howard Oakley, of using his article for advertising of his software. And you added fuel to that fire. The "in principle" possibility is irrelevant to this submission unless you're specifically suggesting that Howard would actually do it. And that would amount to a personal accusation.