Douches and Dirtbags
Haven't said much in a while. I've been generally busy or didn't have a lot to say. Since I'm getting a mini-reputation for grumpy ranting entries though I thought I would continue when something caught my eye this morning.
According to TUAW (who I don't actually read much, I think most of their articles are either inane or just dumb) MacUpdate added an 'Editor's Note' to the VMware download page to promote their bundle with a competitor. Right in the developer's text.
(Quick explanation for those not in the know: VMware and Parallels are both competing products that let you run Windows at almost native speed in it's own little window - or even Windows applications "inside" OS X as recent features have added.)
Of course, their comments are rife with the same mouth breathing bullshit eaters that cling to all these types of companies like MacUpdate and MacHeist. These are the same types of people that defended MacHeist after it was exposed that they had made up a load of bullshit about Macs getting hacked just for publicity. No. It's not okay for you to add promotions right in to the text publishers use to sell their applications. People fucking forget that it's God damn intrusive to add text to a developer's pitch.
I hate analogies but it's the equivalent of you talking to a sales person and having someone butt in to promote another person's product right there as the other person is talking and being paid to. Why doesn't MacUpdate just be done with it and make the page forward to their promotions one? This isn't the first time MacUpdate has been douches. A few years ago they took down the site for a holiday (Christmas I believe) and put up a fucking Christian splash page - which me and quite a few other people found offensive.
Worst of all you have the unwashed cunts that always defend these actions. "It's their site!" they cry. "They can do what they want!" Guess what. When you're hosting sales pitches (or just plain downloads) for thousands of developers, it isn't just their site. Imagine the whining if MySpace closed for a weekend and put up a Jewish front page.
MacUpdate is not a "Good Guy". The majority of good guy businesses are just wishful thinking by those with rose tinted glasses.
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Comments
Oh man, if myspace closed and put up a jewish front page... I would basically pee myself in delight and grab my torah.
Posted by: Heather at April 27, 2008 5:16 PM
