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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by derekmh on Sunday October 11, 2020 @11:18AM (#24746347)
Do you mean messages like “sent from my iPhone?”
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday October 11, 2020 @11:24AM (#24746405)
That obnoxious shit is one reason why I won't buy one. It's like a Usenet sig still being used 20 years after they became uncool.
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by gjsman-1000 on Sunday October 11, 2020 @11:29AM (#24746441)
You know that signature can easily be customized or removed - it's just that nobody does it.
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by justiceforsaas on Sunday October 11, 2020 @12:36PM (#24746984)
Yeah, the "power of default" :)
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by chrisseaton on Sunday October 11, 2020 @01:05PM (#24747259)
It's there so people understand your message may not be typed as carefully as it would be on a desktop system.
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by derekmh on Sunday October 11, 2020 @12:38PM (#24747002)
It can be removed, they just make it so bloody hard.
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Re:“Powered by” buttons for customer acquisition by tsujp on Monday October 12, 2020 @01:23AM (#24751628)
No they don't. It's just the default signature; changeable like anything else.
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