At it again
So Micro$oft is at it again. In this thread on Slashdot, you can read the news that Internet Exploder will be getting pop-up blocking with a Service Pack update within a couple years.
It’s just too bad the Mozilla and Opera have had this technology for months or even years now. What will those innovative minds at Microsoft think up next?
Concerns abound with this announcement from the Microsoft front. We all know that the internet/web is a great place for companies to advertise and create commerce. That is what has made it what it is today. And IE is the most prominent browser on the web. So what happens when you take one of these advertising routes away from the most popular browser? Companies start looking for other methods of getting their message to you (read: spam).
Or maybe the companies take a different route with their message. Maybe they start using the massive vulnerabilities and security holes in Micro$oft products to broadcast their message. We are already seeing this with the Windows Messanging Service being used be unscrupulous advertisers.
I am glad that Micro$soft is starting to realize what the consumer wants, but more research and development needs to be done. Secure operating systems must be in wide spread use, and higher concentration marketing campaigns need to be developed. By marketing products to people who might actually want them, companies MIGHT make some money.
For instance, I am a member of ThinkGeek’s mailing list for advertisements/updates/announcements. It does not bother me one bit when they send me an e-mail about new products or sales promotions. In fact, I like it. Now, if only those other companies who spam my Hotmail and Yahoo account could get this simple concept through their thick heads, especially since I asked them not to e-mail me.
