Pop-up window evolution

27 Aug 2002

Mozilla, Netscape’s experimental browser, turned heads with its ability to disallow unrequested pop-up windows. Pop-ups have gotten way out of hand in the first place. About five minutes ago pop-up windows crashed Internet Explorer on my home computer. I downloaded Mozilla 1.1 today and I absolutely love it. They are very close to the perfect web browser.

However, online advertisers are corrupted by evil and their craftiness has surpassed the developers at Netscape. I was just on the New York Times web site and found that when I exited the page, an unrequested pop-up window appeared. I don’t currently know how it happened but I saw it. A couple of other sites I have been on have done it as well.

Why do companies and advertisers feel the need to ruin what’s good about the Internet?

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