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Ryanair have such a well known airline brand that it's unlikely they are relying on organic search results.
A lot of non-tech people don't type any URL, they just type "Ryanair" in Google and click on the first link.
Why do companies even have this clause in their T&C? What's the benefit?
Too many lawyers who want to look useful. I actually remember my boss telling me to put bullshit clauses in contract drafts so that those people have something to chew at and refrain from messing with the actual matter of the contract.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2349378/new-programming-j...
It was on HN a while back.
Why do companies even have this clause in their T&C? What's the benefit?
Too many lawyers who want to look useful. I actually remember my boss telling me to put bullshit clauses in contract drafts so that those people have something to chew at and refrain from messing with the actual matter of the contract.
Google should, for giggles, just drop a good number of sites with these terms one day.
How exactly would deoptimizing Ryanair hurt them financially? Do Ryanair customers search Google for anything but "Ryanair" when they want to get to ryanair.com?
Ryanair have such a well known airline brand that it's unlikely they are relying on organic search results.
The perverse thing about terms forbidding deep linking into a website is that it is so easy to prevent deep linking by technical means. (In fact, it's so easy that even mentioning it seems like a cliche.) On each HTTP request, examine the Referer: header and, if you don't like it, redirect to your homepage. Is there any reason why companies like Ryanair don't just do this?
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What lesson are you trying to teach them?
That they should think through the consequences of their terms and conditions.
A bit off-topic, but I just visited American Airlines site and realized that they have updated it. In reference to http://www.dustincurtis.com/dear_american_airlines.html.