News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The Huge, Bee-Decapitating Hornet That Can’t Survive Grou... by arijun on Friday February 19, 2016 @09:59AM (#11133767)
I think it's their prerogative to say "either get served ads, become a paying member, or leave." I imagine they wont mourn the loss of someone who would have likely not brought them revenue in any form, ever.
Re:The Huge, Bee-Decapitating Hornet That Can’t Survive Grou... by Symmetry on Friday February 19, 2016 @10:39AM (#11134056)
Part of the reason I use Addblock rather than another plugin is that I agree with their whole "acceptable adds" idea and I'm perfectly happy with adds if they aren't too annoying. But I wonder how many companies actually use that program?
Re:The Huge, Bee-Decapitating Hornet That Can’t Survive Grou... by arijun on Friday February 19, 2016 @10:03AM (#11133788)
That came off reading much more judgy than I had intended. I meant it's their prerogative in the same sense that serving the ads in first place was their prerogative, not that there is a moral imperative to listen when they do.
Re:The Huge, Bee-Decapitating Hornet That Can’t Survive Grou... by erikb on Friday February 19, 2016 @10:49PM (#11138706)
Yeah. That's what I mean. People leave, they have no viewers anymore, everybody happy.