April Fools: Adblock and Adblock Plus are merging!

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:51 am

@ peng:

C'mon, give the guy a break. He's been working his butt off. I think he needed a little comic relief.

Peng · Post by **Peng** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:00 am

rick752 wrote:C'mon, give the guy a break. He's been working his butt off. I think he needed a little comic relief.

Of course. I can't think of a better April Fool's Day prank for Adblock Plus (Claria buying it out?), but I would be offended if I was rue. Then again, I'd be offended if I was rue by other comments in this forum (including those made by me). So whatever.

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:06 am

Peng wrote: I can't think of a better April Fool's Day prank for Adblock Plus (Claria buying it out?)

No ... Google and AOL Time Warner buying it out!

Peng · Post by **Peng** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:31 am

rick752 wrote:No ... Google and AOL Time Warner buying it out!

But that's not so obviously awfully bad, at least Google.

Google would be bad, though. Perpetual beta, a scary-lookin' EULA, multiple releases with the same version number and no changelog or any indication there is a new version without downloading it, having to use a Google Group for support... And, of course, lack of the very motivated and skilled Wladimir.

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:49 am

I was thinking more like...

what filters they would automatically whitelist (built into the program of course)

*google*
*atwola*

Parson · Post by **Parson** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:02 am

...wtf... what do you mean, April's fool,...no bork, then?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:16 am

PostPosted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
rick752 wrote:
No ... Google and AOL Time Warner buying it out! Smile

But that's not so obviously awfully bad, at least Google.

Google would be bad, though. Perpetual beta, a scary-lookin' EULA, multiple releases with the same version number and no changelog or any indication there is a new version without downloading it, having to use a Google Group for support... And, of course, lack of the very motivated and skilled Wladimir.

oh hell, if google was an operating system i'd use rather than using aol as my isp!

Paulfox · Post by **Paulfox** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:29 am

Well. I just got back from a 4 day trip . . . read this thread . . . and I've successfully changed my SHORTS now. I will try and have a giggle at the humor while shaking off the shuddering, profuse sweating and possible blackouts. That scared the living hell out of me.

Sheesh.