Posted by Ed Mullen on 07/25/07 02:21

El Kabong wrote:
> "Bergamot" <bergamot@visi.com> wrote in message
> news:5gn02qF2rci9oU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>> For example: I frequented a well-known weather site for several years,
>> but at some point it seemed more interested in having me watch
>> non-weather related videos and ads than showing me anything about (gasp)
>> *weather*. The site I use now isn't "pretty" but it's got great info and
>> they don't make me jump through hoops to get to it.
>>
>> It took me weeks to find any site with sufficient local info that wasn't
>> a real PITA to use. Why should this be so hard? :(
>>
> Oh, man! Did you hit the nail on the top with that one.
>
> That trend goes way beyond Web sites unfortunately. Software also suffers
> from the "be-all-to-all" syndrome. MusicMatch Jukebox started out as a
> fantastic little tool for ripping, & burning, but mostly managing music
> files. It was wonderful... easy to use and loaded quickly. Now, Yahoo owns
> it and they couldn't care less about whether or not I can manage my files,
> print my playlists, or load my e280. All they want to do is sell me crap
> music that no one else wants to buy either. Now a pop-up nag screen insists
> that I download the latest version of their bloatware and I don't want it.
> Will they give me a "Don't show this anymore" checkbox? What do you think?

Don't bother "upgrading" to Yahoo Jukebox. It pretty much sucks.


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