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Serious potential problem with punishing the consumer
Remember, no matter what the situation, the customer is always right. If some newbie computer user kept beingtaken offline every other ten minutes, how long do you think it'd be before this person just gave up using computers altogether? While techies might enjoy this because it will remove one more "zombie" PC from the net, all corporate profits earned over the internet would take a hit. Less users means less money for the ISP, less money for Amazon, Microsoft, etc. Plus most businesses want to get most of their business on the net to reduce overhead. Jerking everyday people off with a "your PC was acting up again so we cut you out" won't fly for very long with cunsumers. Remember, people like things easy. It seems ridiculous to think that some person will be calling their ISP every other day begging to be re-admitted. Punishing users (especially over the criminal actions of someone else) is not an option, at least if businesses hope to retain and grow their clientele.
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Take botnets off line  seadog59 | 07/07/04
That's pretty harsh!  S.Howard-Sarin ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/04
not harsh enough  Valis Keogh | 07/10/04
I agree!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Except that  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
Let the isp do the policing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Make Microsoft clean up the mess they caused  Squawkbox | 07/07/04
Good Post  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
Amen! Bitty and M$hills always try to pass the buck!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/07/04
Car analogies SUCK.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
That's because you know the car analogy shows what crap M$ is!!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
Sure, they suck  AbsolutelyNot | 07/08/04
Oh PULEASE...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Buuuuwahhaawha....!.....  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
Innocent Web Site Visitors to Blame? C'mon, Axey ...  Judas I. | 07/08/04
Where were you the week before last, then?  AbsolutelyNot | 07/08/04
How so...  UncleBubba | 07/08/04
Serious potential problem with punishing the consumer  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
Help the unknowing "accomplice" first  artl | 12/28/05
This makes no sense.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Sure it does  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
But how do they get paid?  John L. Ries | 07/07/04
Exactly my point. Thank you!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
So, just because you can't figure out how they do it ...  Judas I. | 07/08/04
While I'm..  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
And that explains all anyone needs to know from you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
...  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
Re: But how do they get paid?  Andylb | 07/08/04
$100 per hour?  Harry Butts | 07/07/04
Did I read it wrong?  doodlius | 07/07/04
YES!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
You got it right  AbsolutelyNot | 07/08/04
Fine Zombies  Outside T. Box | 07/08/04
i think i love you.  Valis Keogh | 07/10/04
Crazy  medezark | 07/12/04

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