Talk:WeatherBug

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[edit] Recurring Vandalism/Edits by Weatherbug Employees?

This article is repeatedly being edited to omit all references to weatherbug's spyware/adware issues, and any mention of competing products. These actions do not seem very ethical to me. 71.115.146.55 22:17, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Actually, we have been requesting someone from Wikipedia explain to us why Weather Channel's definition is basically a wonderful advertisement for their company. Also, in the spyware section, it claims many technicians.... without any source documentation. Did Wikipedia hire a polling company and what was that based on?. Also, there were links at the bottom to download not only WeatherBug, but our competitors. On Weather Channel's ad definition page, there are no download offered for WeatherBug or any other competitor. How many download software pages offer free downloads to competing products. That's a case of vandalism by one of our WeatherBug employees. It seems that one or two wikipedia editors don't really like our product and have posted personal opinions and competing products on our page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 38.118.78.4 (talk • contribs) .

Well, I personally spent one entire Saturday, some time ago, fixing a relative's computer after it had been infected by Weatherbug, so it doesn't really surprise me if other folks have a low opinion of it. In the tech shops I've worked in, it has been common consensus that it is malware. Jonathunder 18:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Thats a valid point and that is Your Opinion. Obviously, someone didn't have any details on the machine. I can't say what the issue was, but it may be a bad download or maybe it had nothing to do with Weatherbug at all, or maybe your firewall wasn't set to recognize the program, so everytime it ran, they intentionally tried to interfere with Weatherbug, causing problems. I find that in a growing number on our support cases, as soon as someone sets their firewall or other security settings to recognize our program, the problems are solved. But this is an online encyclopedia. Definitions of applications that's been downloaded by 70 million people, shouldn't be left to be edited because of one person's opinion when we don't know what the issue was, as I hope you'll agree. And I'm sure there are tons of people who claims that their computer crashed because there was too many legitimate number of programs, but without the facts, we shouldn't make statements that are not true. I just checked Accuweather and Weather Channel's wikipedia definitions and there isn't any competing products offered on their pages. I would love to have you speak to our CTO, to share your impressions about us. I don't expect our Wikipedia definitions to say WeatherBug is the greatest thing since sliced bread like the Weather Channel's definition, which appears to be written by their Press Release department. For Example, if someone changed the Wikipedia definition of Wikipedia to lead with the whole John Siegenthaler, Sr./Kennedy Assasination debate a few weeks back, you would probably say Hey, that was one tiny part of what's an awesome community creating an online encyclopedia and trying to take things out of context. Well, I think we have a right to feel similarly slighted when people put links to our competitors in our definition when no other program is attacked this way, or untrue statements like many technicians report problems..... It's just my opinion. But I would like to welcome you or any other wikipedia editors contact us with questions, concerns, or anything you like to ask. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 38.118.78.4 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Spyware?

Definitely not spyware? I thought it was. Good thing I'm using a Mac. --WikiFan04^{Talk 4:32, 30 Jul 2005 (CDT)}

I concur that WeatherBug is spyware. While the concept of the program is benevolent, the purpose of the program is malevolent. This also brings up concerns with similar programs such as The Weather Channel's Desktop Weather application. Your best bet is to use an RSS reader and the RSS feed for your local National Weather Service office or other weather service. If you don't know the website for your country's weather service, browse this list compiled by the South African Weather Service. --Bushido Hacks 12:29, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Well I don't. The WeatherBug is not spyware and the the ads are only in the program window. This means no popup when the program is minimized. Red1530 00:04, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Support FAQ"

The article had a section called "support FAQ" that seemed to be little other than a Weatherbug advertisement. I've removed it. --Mr. Billion 03:56, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

The sub-header Spyware, adware, and other concerns. Does it actually make sense in this context. Spywareguide.com further clarifies the situation by calling WeatherBug "ad-supported software". And isn't spyware a software that uses a persons computer as a means of collecting information[in whatever form] without consent, and/or knowledge, usually, and not just simply displaying "ads". I really hate knit picking but I thought I'd let you know --AF1987 06:31, 8 September 2006 (UTC)