Annoying software: a rogues' gallery 
Published: 20 May 2008 10:29 BST
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No gain without pain?
The internet has brought us many joys. It's rewritten the rules of business and pleasure.
And pain. For it allows what may have seemed like bright ideas at the time ('let's use it to make sure our customers have the latest software', for example) to turn into a stinking pit of misery — usually, but by no means always, after marketing gets its fangs in.
Here are just ten of the guilty parties who try to do the
impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented — and who very nearly succeed.
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Amen J.A. Watson -
Annoying articles 1000030281
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at least the ads were effective... 1000227886 -
Sun, When Are You Going To Get It Right? itflunkie
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Apple 351180
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Like with Real kcredden
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And you just wanted to stream The Archers. 351180
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Real pain in the butt 88050
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The Beeb's version of Real... Rupert Goodwins
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Not just the UK Chrisco
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Jave harpless
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Annoying Software dwr50
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Disable Flash 88050
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BLock Ads 351668
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10 good reasons to make the switch Julipan
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Without doubt, the bane of my net existance.... tomcatuk
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The irony is... Rupert Goodwins
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You missed Lotus Notes fredster73
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Taking Notes... Rupert Goodwins
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Misdirected annoyance dorkiedorkfromdorktown
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Bovril 24 Bob Lewis
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Dork from dorkdorpie Bob Lewis
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A miasma of unending complexity thinkfeeldo
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Bovril 24 Bob Lewis
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Free? thinkfeeldo -
wow... zenerbreakdown
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Brilliant David Long
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Another Qualifying Factor J.A. Watson
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Can't really include outlook 351668
