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Offline iago

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Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« on: May 04, 2005, 01:55:59 pm »
http://www.hotbar.com

"Microsoft Certified Partner"?

<edit> The full url: http://hotbar.com/installation/Browsing/install.aspx?FirstVisitDURL=des%3Aen/welcome&BannerID=20125036017003

I probably wouldn't go there on IE :-/
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 pm »
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2005, 02:32:39 pm »
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2005, 01:55:59 pm
http://www.hotbar.com

"Microsoft Certified Partner"?

<edit> The full url: http://hotbar.com/installation/Browsing/install.aspx?FirstVisitDURL=des%3Aen/welcome&BannerID=20125036017003

I probably wouldn't go there on IE :-/
MSMSG beat HotBar to the punch.
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2005, 03:46:30 pm »
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 pm
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.

It says it beside the "not spyware" logo. 
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2005, 05:47:16 pm »
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2005, 03:46:30 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 pm
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.

It says it beside the "not spyware" logo. 
k, thanks, it didnt show anything like that when I looked at it the first time.
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2005, 07:18:31 pm »
Now that I think about it, that's probably classified as AdWare (since it shows you ads and crap) instead of SpyWare (which sends back usage statistics)
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with adware?
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2005, 08:13:10 pm »
Most likely fake.
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Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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UPDATE: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2005, 06:00:12 pm »
Apparently, to become a "Microsoft Certified Partner", all you have to do is pay.

My dad was a MCP, and he told me he had to pay to stay one.
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Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2005, 06:03:21 pm »
Haha, that's kinda funny.  To be certified by them, you just send them money?
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2005, 07:21:25 pm »
Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2005, 09:49:07 pm »
x86labs.org should become certified. I wonder how much it costs.
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Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2005, 10:18:06 pm »
Quote from: Quik on May 07, 2005, 09:49:07 pm
x86labs.org should become certified. I wonder how much it costs.

Slackware Certified Partner.
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