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Re:Android Income Report by gwillen on Sunday May 13, 2012 @10:59PM (#3969251)
Bad? _Bad_?

The whole concept of SellAring is completely absurd. Why would anybody tolerate a random app putting ads in their phone calls, when the app isn't even running? Whose insane idea was this?

I cannot imagine ever using an app you've written, knowing that you thought this was a good idea. What other absurd bullshit might you put on my phone without my knowledge?

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Re:Android Income Report by androidoka on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:24AM (#3975857)
Hi gwillen, well, it seems like there are people tolerating it, otherwise SellAring wouldn't exist. Same for push notification networks like LeadBolt and Airpush. I totally understand that you're mad though, a cellphone is a very private device. Do you personally feel that the notification bar should be considered equally personal as the space before someone picks up?

Best regards Johannes

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