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Ninite is great and has saved me time in the past. What exactly does this have to do with the article? Are you implying that since Y Combinator funded non-jun

by watty 14y ago

Ninite is great and has saved me time in the past. What exactly does this have to do with the article? Are you implying that since Y Combinator funded non-junk applications that it's okay to now fund junk applications?

psycho 14y ago
It's nice move to fund both junk and solution for the junk... Some people say that antivirus software companies are the ones that make viruses, you know...
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brk 14y ago
I think he was saying it was kind of a humorous contrast with YC essentially funding companies that compete in a way. The nerdy conclusion of this discussion would lead to a battle of the two platforms, one trying to install spam-ware and the other trying to prevent it...
- rdl 14y ago
  Heh, maybe someone should apply to YC with a traffic sniffer/intercept/password cracker system so we have someone to battle, too :)
- fennecfoxen 14y ago
  and both making MILLIONS! It's like some shadowy movie villian / arms dealer guy with a conspiracy to sell weapons to both sides!
  - ameen 14y ago
    Or like the Government of United States, which supplies arms to both the Government and the Rebels.
    - rdl 14y ago
      In places like Afghanistan, we actually put our own troops there, pay for PMCs and local national forces, and fund the enemy (Taliban, not AQ) via our supply contracts. That's even worse than just selling guns to everyone; we pay them both and then also sell them guns.
      - alttab 14y ago
        Its almost like there is a different motive than defeating the "enemy"...
- alexakarpov 14y ago
  "Constructive" =) http://xkcd.com/810/ http://xkcd.com/810/
swies 14y ago
I needed to post this here because we solve the problem in the article. The problem is deceptive software. That we're funded by YC (or that InstallMonetizer is) is a red herring. But it sure does get some clicks! On a perfect version of HN the top comments would be about solving the problems in posts, not elaborating on them. Not to dump on HN though. This is a bug in human nature. Glad to hear you like Ninite and that we saved you time, thanks for using it!
- watty 14y ago
  You're acting like Ninite can be used to install and remove any crapware from any installation under the sun. In reality Ninite only works with a select handful of applications. In other words, Ninite does not solve the problem that companies like InstallMonetizer create.
  - mjmahone17 14y ago
    Except that, for most users, ninite provides (or, their goal is to provide) the installers necessary for the main pieces of software that cause these problems in the first place.

by watty 14y ago

psycho 14y ago

It's nice move to fund both junk and solution for the junk... Some people say that antivirus software companies are the ones that make viruses, you know...

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brk 14y ago

I think he was saying it was kind of a humorous contrast with YC essentially funding companies that compete in a way. The nerdy conclusion of this discussion would lead to a battle of the two platforms, one trying to install spam-ware and the other trying to prevent it...

rdl 14y ago
Heh, maybe someone should apply to YC with a traffic sniffer/intercept/password cracker system so we have someone to battle, too :)
fennecfoxen 14y ago
and both making MILLIONS! It's like some shadowy movie villian / arms dealer guy with a conspiracy to sell weapons to both sides!
- ameen 14y ago
  Or like the Government of United States, which supplies arms to both the Government and the Rebels.
  - rdl 14y ago
    In places like Afghanistan, we actually put our own troops there, pay for PMCs and local national forces, and fund the enemy (Taliban, not AQ) via our supply contracts. That's even worse than just selling guns to everyone; we pay them both and then also sell them guns.
    - alttab 14y ago
      Its almost like there is a different motive than defeating the "enemy"...
alexakarpov 14y ago
"Constructive" =) http://xkcd.com/810/ http://xkcd.com/810/

swies 14y ago

I needed to post this here because we solve the problem in the article. The problem is deceptive software. That we're funded by YC (or that InstallMonetizer is) is a red herring. But it sure does get some clicks! On a perfect version of HN the top comments would be about solving the problems in posts, not elaborating on them. Not to dump on HN though. This is a bug in human nature. Glad to hear you like Ninite and that we saved you time, thanks for using it!

watty 14y ago
You're acting like Ninite can be used to install and remove any crapware from any installation under the sun. In reality Ninite only works with a select handful of applications. In other words, Ninite does not solve the problem that companies like InstallMonetizer create.
- mjmahone17 14y ago
  Except that, for most users, ninite provides (or, their goal is to provide) the installers necessary for the main pieces of software that cause these problems in the first place.