Would you pay £140 a year for an ad-free web?
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
Are you asking for my bank details? :~ I wouldn't. There will never be zero ads, so paying would be a waste of money. Additionally, is that per user? Will I need to pay separately for me, my wife, and my kid? Is it per workstation/device? Will I need to pay separately for my home desktop, work laptop, and smartphone? What happens when I reinstall an operating system?
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Are you asking for my bank details? :~ I wouldn't. There will never be zero ads, so paying would be a waste of money. Additionally, is that per user? Will I need to pay separately for me, my wife, and my kid? Is it per workstation/device? Will I need to pay separately for my home desktop, work laptop, and smartphone? What happens when I reinstall an operating system?
'Struth: totally unworkable in reality. You hit a lot of great points on the consumer side - then it gets even more ugly when you think about how to divvie up the take on the other side. I think it's more a measure of how much this would cost all of us without advertisers. I've even given up on Adblock. Let the adverts flow: I can ignore them.
TTFN - Kent
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
uhm... no. I'd rather download adblocker+, Ghostery and such.
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
Just use AdBlock :)
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
AdBlock!
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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Are you asking for my bank details? :~ I wouldn't. There will never be zero ads, so paying would be a waste of money. Additionally, is that per user? Will I need to pay separately for me, my wife, and my kid? Is it per workstation/device? Will I need to pay separately for my home desktop, work laptop, and smartphone? What happens when I reinstall an operating system?
All they'll probably do is put some kind of ad filter like that used in adBlock anyway so why pay?
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
Why would I pay for something I already have? Even without ad-blocker? Something that works across all applications? On both Windows and Linux? Read this[^], and download the textfile. I'll build an auto-updater, might make it somewhat easier.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
They'll advertise one way or the other. Internet companies run on advertising for other companies, what do you think Google earns most of the profit? Where does Facebook get money? They get most of the money from showing ads, well they're not pop-ups but ads are ads. So even when you pay, they'll still show you ads, but no wonder they'll be popup or integrated to your website etc.
Favourite line: Throw me to them wolves and close the gate up. I am afraid of what will happen to them wolves - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
"AdBlock" - do you know how they make their money by blocking ads? Well, actually quite easy: companies are forced to pay them big money in order to get their ads not-blocked... And again you see the ads, just made sure that some money was sent to AdBlock, and hence you must see more ads to compensate for that money paid for not blocking the ads. Great!
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Why would I pay for something I already have? Even without ad-blocker? Something that works across all applications? On both Windows and Linux? Read this[^], and download the textfile. I'll build an auto-updater, might make it somewhat easier.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Pretty much this. Adblock is a wrong way to block ads.
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Why would I pay for something I already have? Even without ad-blocker? Something that works across all applications? On both Windows and Linux? Read this[^], and download the textfile. I'll build an auto-updater, might make it somewhat easier.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Over the last year or two I've been moving away from domain based rules in my adblocker because I've increasingly ran into problems where they're hosted on the same CDN as legit content; with the result that I either have to spend 5 or 10 minutes troubleshooting the problem or temporarily turn my blocker off. Editing a HOST file every time there's a problem would be a giant leap backward. :doh:
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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The vast majority of web users would not be willing to pay to browse the internet without advertisements.
Can I pay with a money order?
How do you advertise such a service ? :zzz:
