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The blame belongs to both. Google should not allow ANY ads that contain a Download button, when the page has a link containing the text "Download." These ads
by tanzam75 14y ago
The blame belongs to both.
Google should not allow ANY ads that contain a Download button, when the page has a link containing the text "Download." These ads can have no other purpose but to confuse users who are looking to download software. The problem is that Google makes money from these ads, and these ads have fantastic clickthrough rates. If they banned these types of ads, they'd make less money.
The author of Paint.NET is making good money every time a user mistakenly clicks on such an ad. This money also reduces his incentive to get rid of the confusing ad.
I get around this problem by running an ad-blocker, so I only see the one legitimate download link. But most users do not.
- smacktoward 14y agoThe problem is that Google makes money from these ads, and these ads have fantastic clickthrough rates. If they banned these types of ads, they'd make less money. This is how industries get regulated -- when they refuse to regulate themselves. I hope Google realizes that and takes action on their own initiative...