Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by imiric on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @01:30PM
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I suppose the nuance of "ruined" is down to personal preference, but I was annoyed by the large banner ad placement and stopped using it shortly after they added it. Purchasing wasn't an option back then for me.
This was also done in other software like Go!Zilla and it made the UI unusable IMO. It was a very disruptive and obnoxious way to monetize a project. Not sure if they improved this later before the move to freeware, since soon after I switched to Phoenix/Firebird and never looked back.
Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
by Marsymars on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @02:36PM
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Right, but if you couldn't purchase it, Opera wasn't "usable" prior to their ad-supported version either - it had to be purchased once the trial ran out.
This was also done in other software like Go!Zilla and it made the UI unusable IMO. It was a very disruptive and obnoxious way to monetize a project. Not sure if they improved this later before the move to freeware, since soon after I switched to Phoenix/Firebird and never looked back.