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		oblio 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one ... They always were. Remember IE toolbars? Java and Acrobat bundled software?

array_key_first 4 months ago [–]

Yes, we called them adware and lumped them in with email worms.

We should go back to that.

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