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   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
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   > On 11/27/2012 3:24 PM, Justin wrote:   
   > > You don't see this on OSX!  As usual, most software for Windows is   
   > > pretty much useless.  The only way companies can get users to install   
   > > it, is by tricking them.   
   > > A good example is cutepdf and the piece of shit ask.com toolbar.   
   > >   
   > > Why is ask.com even still around?   
   > > Is Jeeves in a union?   
   > > Do they get a nickel for every popup they generate on user's machines?   
   > > Of course somebody on here seems to believe I was faking the   
   > > screenshots.  I must have faked this video too.   
   > > Here's a challenge, find a similar attempt to trick a user into   
   > > installing something on OSX.   
   > > Of course, one doesn't need cutepdf or anything like that on the mac   
   > > since it has PDF generation built in.   
   > >   
   > > http://tinypic.com/r/19vxow/6   
   >   
   > I downloaded Ghostscript and CutePDF for Windows.   Avoiding the Ask.com   
   > toolbar and browser software changes was easy.  All I had to do was   
   > remove three checks in the installation option screen.   
   >   
   > Now I can create a PDF file from any of my Windows applications.   
   >   
   > I like that a lot better than paying Apple $1200 for $400 worth of   
   > hardware just to get print to PDF in OSX.   
      
   Good to see you again, Edwin!   
      
      
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