Article: Annoying pop-up ads begin to draw the ire of consumer users

Q: I used to be with Earthlink, which I liked a lot. A while back I bought a TV with a special offer at Best Buy. By subscribing to MSN, I received $200 off my TV. So I figured why not? But since subscribing to MSN I have not been satisfied at all. My system is slower than before and I get pop-ups all the time, which makes my computer work harder than before. It also takes forever to get rid of these pop-ups. Meanwhile, I'm frozen out of the work that I want to accomplish. Is there any way that I can get rid of these pop-ups? I have a Gateway 95/98 system. Thank you M.P. Kraft

A: Yes. I agree those pop-up ads are very annoying. You are stating an opinion that many of us share. Even though ...

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