Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to deceive their users.

Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by mattgreenrocks on Thursday April 28, 2011 @09:33AM (#2493215)

It's Windows all over again, with apps sticking themselves in the tray unnecessarily, coming bundled with popups, and wanting updates every 3 days. Google and Apple need to draw hard and fast limits on every one of these common resources and also consider banning apps that abuse notifications to deliver ads.

Because this isn't innovation, it is exploitation.

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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by brudgers on Thursday April 28, 2011 @10:18AM (#2493386)

I think the comparison to Windows is a stretch because Windows does not push ads in the system tray and because anything in the system tray is generally identifiable to the user and frequently configured with modest effort by the user as well (though a developer can certainly take steps to make it a royal pain in the ass - printer manufacturers come to mind).

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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by mattgreenrocks on Thursday April 28, 2011 @10:42PM (#2496139)

The examples used are, but these sorts of user exploitation in the name of 'innovation' and 'branding' smell exactly the same as in years past. They illustrate a complete lack of empathy (and subsequently, taste) on the part of the developers, piss off users, and generally drive the perception of the platform down over the long run.

Printer drivers seem to be nothing more than a sick in-joke as to who can make the biggest, most useless pieces of software.

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