You don't get out enough. Do you use Facebook for free? Is there an ad-free Facebook site?
Did you ever use Eudora as a free email client? This "free" program has adds. The only reason you wouldn't notice them is that the adds are not accessible. The reason you find this ad irritating is that GW-Micro has been considerate enough to make the ad accessible for people like us. The one difference I have noticed is that GWConnect is advertising for the same company that created GWConnect. Here's an idea. How about adds on a paid product? The $79.99 Kindle sold by Amazon is only $79.99 because it has ads. IN the U.S. at least, many of the pre-configured computers from HP and Dell are sold relatively cheep because they have "free" software on them that, after a time will harass you to pay for full or continued use. Have you ever heard of "tinstafl?" It stands for "there is no such thing as a free lunch." As far as making non-GW-Micro users pay for a free program, they aren't making anyone pay. You're free to use the program without paying; you'll just have to deal with the ad. From: Mark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 6:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GWConnect adds i also got this yestaday 1 easy way around this is not to put adds on there software never heard such a thing making non gwmicro people pay for a free program mark. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
