Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Why this banner ad on MacRumors?
- Thread starter Blue Velvet
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Blue Velvet said:
Well its just an AD, I have some on here too... It ok, there mught be some dunmb Windows user here too
...
It's perfectly targeted.
It's not unreasonable to expect people to browse this site using a PC. Maybe they are interested in macs but don't own one yet, use PC's at work or college or maybe just following Apple's news because they work in that sector.
I'd be interested to see some stats on what browsers hit this site.
It's not unreasonable to expect people to browse this site using a PC. Maybe they are interested in macs but don't own one yet, use PC's at work or college or maybe just following Apple's news because they work in that sector.
I'd be interested to see some stats on what browsers hit this site.
Macs R Us said:It ok, there mught be some dunmb Windows user here too
Not sure if "dumb" was the most appropiate term there. Maybe "unwise" would have been a little less harsh
Anywho, I find it funny when I see an ad for spyware removal apps that have the GUI Windows XP when I'm on OS X. Makes me laugh really.
What about the XP MCE ads that were up yesterday?
I know there are PC users here, I'm on one at work right now, but if I'm looking at Macrumors am I really interested in XP?
I know there are PC users here, I'm on one at work right now, but if I'm looking at Macrumors am I really interested in XP?
Blue Velvet said:
Spend one hour browsing through lyrics over at http://www.lyricsstyle.com and count the number of spyware, adware, infection, virus-detection ads that pop-up. For each such ad, count the number of them that have a Windows-like interface. The ratio of the number of spyware/infection/etc. ads to the number of such ads with a Windows-like interface should be exactly 1:1 at the end of one hour.
Point is: Those ads are abundant and are on a plentiful number of genres of websites. So not only are they targeted, but they are targeted on here as well for economical purposes, as others have suggested before.
tech4all said:Not sure if "dumb" was the most appropiate term there. Maybe "unwise" would have been a little less harsh
Anywho, I find it funny when I see an ad for spyware removal apps that have the GUI Windows XP when I'm on OS X. Makes me laugh really.
or maybe a little on the ignorant side?....
I got one today on MacBytes advertising some tool that makes faster websites. The ad took longer to load than the rest of the page content
Me = IT Guy, Windows Free for life. <cheer>
What amuses me most is when I hit a site with a pop-up the tells me:
"We've scanned your computer, and your Windows install is definitely infected! Click here to find out how to remove it and protect yourself!"
Sheesh. What a shotgun approach.
What amuses me most is when I hit a site with a pop-up the tells me:
"We've scanned your computer, and your Windows install is definitely infected! Click here to find out how to remove it and protect yourself!"
Sheesh. What a shotgun approach.
Posts reply to see if NYFA ad pops up again.
The forum code looks at your post to determine what might be appropriate.
The forum code looks at your post to determine what might be appropriate.