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> So why did Superfish not just present itself like a browser plugin They did this for years, actually. They paid add-on developers to bundle their shopping ap
by practicalpants 12y ago
> So why did Superfish not just present itself like a browser plugin
They did this for years, actually. They paid add-on developers to bundle their shopping app with the developer's app. I remember this going on ~2010/2011 at least.
People were not happy about it to say the least.
- chinathrow 12y agoAnd VCs gave them money for this shit. What a fucked up investor world this is. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superfish https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superfish
- TeMPOraL 12y agoHere they are: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superfish/investors https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superfish/investors I'd love to see people put money where their mouth is and refuse to be funded by those investors... but I'm pretty sure it's not going to happen.