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Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by logingone on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @11:36AM (#10939255)
That works both ways. In the UK, presumably elsewhere too, there are long running themed adverts - they drive me nuts on the occasions that I don't hit the mute button soon enough. Brits will know the mongooses, and the two marathon runners, supposedly humorous - incessant, for years on end. Never, ever will I use those services.
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by J-dawg on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:00PM (#10939458)
Ugh, I'm right with you. When I renewed my car insurance recently, I avoided using either of the 2 comparison sites for exactly that reason. I wonder if brands ever do market research on the number of people actively repelled by their adverts.
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by Doctor_Fegg on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @01:54PM (#10940395)
BT. The combination of "bad boy" and overpaid UEFA thugs is enough to stop me buying any of their services.
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by monksy on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @06:04PM (#10942106)
The people who won't buy after the advert "wouldn't have bought it anyways"
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by zimpenfish on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:10PM (#10939534)
The mongooses? Or the meerkats?

(I can't think of any mongoose adverts.)

Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by chris_wot on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:23PM (#10939651)
Possibly a branding fail, at least for the parent commentator :-)

I actually quite like the Meerkats.