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Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by OGinparadise »

Google is desperate for revenue, their PE is 25+, Apple and MSFT have it 10 or so. Their stock will drop in half if growth isn't there. Every search page with commercial interest is already pay-to-play, some openly, others obvious enough for anyone.

What's next for that 30% growth Larry wants? What other service is he going to ruin for short term profits? At their valuation it becomes harder and harder to beat the previous year's earnings.

Google has done a lot of sleazy and illegal things for revenue so spare me the outrage

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by gcp »

zobzu wrote: post #4
politician wrote: post #2

Also annoying: the "you're missing out! -- sign in" appeal to associate your browser with .. what exactly? On Ubunutu, it's suggesting that I sign in to Chromium.

When you use a non-Chrome browser and use Google websites you get the "for a faster web" in all variations with a chrome download button. Relatively annoying over time ;-)

It's the sort of thing that backfires and is actively off-putting. At least for me.

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by OGinparadise »

jschuur wrote: post #20

Was that linked to Google's Chromebook site, or a third party manufacturer? A single link to a product being designed by Google, when the product in question (a Chromebook) uses the same product (Chrome) as it's primary interface is hardly 'ZOMG! Chrome is running the ads now!!!'. It's directly related to Chrome and Google is simply saying 'here's another way you can experience the browser you're already using that w…

A single link to a product being designed by Google, when the product in question (a Chromebook) uses the same product (Chrome) as it's primary interface is hardly 'ZOMG! Chrome is running the ads now!!!'.

http://media.tumblr.com/6d048ed2fd812e7352e7b07a8c959e80/tum... Look at it again and tell me how many "links" to Google services and products do you see?

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by Geee »

OGinparadise wrote: post #34
jschuur wrote: post #20

Was that linked to Google's Chromebook site, or a third party manufacturer? A single link to a product being designed by Google, when the product in question (a Chromebook) uses the same product (Chrome) as it's primary interface is hardly 'ZOMG! Chrome is running the ads now!!!'. It's directly related to Chrome and Google is simply saying 'here's another way you can experience the browser you're already using that w…

A single link to a product being designed by Google, when the product in question (a Chromebook) uses the same product (Chrome) as it's primary interface is hardly 'ZOMG! Chrome is running the ads now!!!'. http://media.tumblr.com/6d048ed2fd812e7352e7b07a8c959e80/tum... Look at it again and tell me how many "links" to Google services and products do you see?

Those are Chrome apps. The ad is above the icons.

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by OGinparadise »

Geee wrote: post #36
OGinparadise wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A single link to a product being designed by Google, when the product in question (a Chromebook) uses the same product (Chrome) as it's primary interface is hardly 'ZOMG! Chrome is running the ads now!!!'. http://media.tumblr.com/6d048ed2fd812e7352e7b07a8c959e80/tum... Look at it again and tell me how many "links" to Google services and products do you see?

Those are Chrome apps. The ad is above the icons.

Those are Chrome apps. The ad is above the icons. I had the same ad on my Chrome 'new tab' screen.

Yeah, but they are GOOGLE Apps for Chrome. Others have Chrome apps too, no?

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by mmahemoff »

jtokoph wrote: post #7

You're free to use a different homepage or override the dashboard (new tab) page. http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/override.html

Awesome New Tab Page is a sweet one, with a programmable widget system anyone can add to. (I guess Google will do something similar and official at some point.)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-new-tab-pa...

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by gliptic »

OGinparadise wrote: post #37
Geee wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those are Chrome apps. The ad is above the icons.

Those are Chrome apps. The ad is above the icons. I had the same ad on my Chrome 'new tab' screen. Yeah, but they are GOOGLE Apps for Chrome. Others have Chrome apps too, no?

Yeah, like Amazon, Mint, Tumblr or Wikipedia!

Re: Chrome Displaying Advertisements On Dashboard Page

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Post by jrogers65 »

samuel1604 wrote: post #6

chrome is a free browser last time i checked it's fair if they advertise some products of them.

If it bundles in advertising then is it really free? Consider how much money is spent on ads - they clearly have an effect, and given the obscene amounts of money spent, probably not a small one.

So what is the impact of advertising? We buy more things because someone has convinced us that we need them, become more likely to get into debt and save less as a result. I cannot consider this to be free in good conscience. I'm not the only one who sees it this way either -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/14/ban-advertising-...

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