3 ms·

Google cache is a plus. Also, scribd show ads right next to every content that they don't own.

• jrockway 17y ago
  So do ad-supported web browsers.
  • slig 17y ago
    People still use ad-supported browsers?
    • unalone 17y ago
      I do, because I like offering web sites I enjoy a chance to make money off me, and because I actually feel slightly empty when I go to a site designed around a Deck ad and don't see it. Tasteful ads make a web site look better.
      • tedunangst 17y ago
        Web sites are not the same as browsers.
        • unalone 17y ago
          Whoops! My bad.
  • seabee 17y ago
    So does your TV, if you have it switched on next to your laptop. The real issue is where the content comes from. The browser doesn't provide a document - it's a dumb conduit for the page you're after. Whether you paid for your browser (Windows) or it's ad supported is irrelevant since it is itself incapable of copyright infringement. This isn't true of Scribd.
    • jrockway 17y ago
      This isn't true of Scribd. Why not? It's a PDF reader that you pay to use by looking at ads.