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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by mszcz on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:42AM (#28783727)
You know what I miss? Software I can pay for. I'd happily shell out couple of bucks a year for a browser. Or a social network. I'd be more than happy to pay regularly for something that requires regular, constant, maintenance, upkeep, servers, salaries. But no, somehow humanity landed on free+ads. Ugh.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm just grumpy.

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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by gear54rus on Thursday October 07, 2021 @08:22AM (#28785298)
If they were sure enough people would pay for something they'd just make it paid AND shove ads in it.
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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by mszcz on Thursday October 07, 2021 @08:53AM (#28785572)
True, and it's already been happening with TVs from what I recall.

You know what I wonder? Where's the hatred threshold for ordinary people? When you see an ad in a middle of something and you're so pissed that you'll go out of your way to specifically avoid the product that's shoved in your throat. I know mine's been reached, but, hey, I'm just an grumpy asshole ;)

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