Open Office problems

[ruscook]

On 21/12/08 08:20, Brown Richard wrote:
> Hey Karl
>
> On 20 Dec 2008, at 21:12, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>
>    
>> Jason Crain wrote:
>>      
>>> On Sat, December 20, 2008 9:38 am, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Richard Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> 2008/12/20 Karl F. Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>>    The answer to MY problem is simple. Bring up Google and ask it
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> find:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> openoffice.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>
>>>>>> open office
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    I have been watching the URL's Google finds with the question
>>>>>> "open
>>>>>> office". The scam I discovered is still there but not as
>>>>>> numerous. I
>>>>>> think the scam artists are pulling out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    When I use "openoffice.org" I always never get the scam URL's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> It is not a scam. It is called advertising. The top two links
>>>>> shown in
>>>>> my browser with a yellowy/brown background are adverts. They are
>>>>> there
>>>>> because someone has signed up to Google adwords for the two words
>>>>> open
>>>>> office. The actual official link (i.e. the first in the list) is
>>>>> for
>>>>> openoffice.org. The same happens when you search for openoffice. No
>>>>> scam simply adverts.
>>>>>
>>>>> People in this list have told you that and yet you feel you are
>>>>> right
>>>>> and not prepared to listen.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>     Richard the smart, no where have I even mentioned the
>>>> advertisements
>>>> people BUY from Google that are lined up on the right side of the
>>>> page.
>>>> Any idiot knows those are 100% advertisements and have no interest
>>>> to me.
>>>>
>>>>     I am talking about the web pages Google finds, period.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> The first two links are adverts.  They have a beige background and
>>> are
>>> marked "Sponsored Links" in the top right corner.  They do seem to be
>>> scams.  They both take you to very similar sign-up pages and request
>>> payment.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>     YES! And I didn't see the beige coloring because my computer shows
>> that color very dim. I looked at the screen from a side angle and the
>> beige color shows on page 1 and 2 but not on page 3 onward as far as I
>> went. I guess you buy what you can afford :-)
>>
>>
>>     I was not aware you could buy that. Makes me mad at Google. I think
>> I will write Google and complain.
>>
>>      
>
> Finally, the penny drops - but I see no apologies for not listening.
> Why are you on this list?
>
> Rich
>    
This is Karl you're talking about. Because HE can't read the google 
search result properly it's either a Scam or Google are wrong for 
putting in ads - gosh I wonder if we can all sue newspapers for doing 
those ad things <g> ... I thought at least the older generation could 
say "Woops I made a mistake"... seems they can't take any more 
responsibility for their actions/inadequacy as any other age group 
<LOL>.....

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