Macworld Provides a List of Garbage Software Promoted by Forum Spammers

[Chakravartin]

http://www.macworld.com/article/153685/2...mmers.html

...here’s a handy list of companies to avoid:

4Easysoft
4Media
4Videosoft
AirproSoft
Aimersoft
Aiseesoft
AppleXsoft
Aunsoft
AVAide
AVCWare
Brorsoft
Cucusoft
Daniusoft
Doremisoft
iFunia
iMacSoft
ImTOO Software Studio
iSkysoft
Joboshare
Mac DVD Ripper Soft
Pavtube
Topmediasoft
Wondershare
Xilisoft

And there are plenty more. And intentionally so. One of the tactics of these companies is to confuse potential customers by offering dozens of versions of the same tool under just as many dozens of brands. To add to the confusion (or deception) they’re sometimes priced differently. For example, one of these parent companies, Wondershare, has at least two affiliate brands—iSkySoft and Aimersoft. Much the same tool is selling under three different names—iSkysoft DVD Ripper, Wondershare DVD Ripper, and Aimersoft DVD Ripper. The iSkysoft and Aimersoft versions each cost $39. But the Wondershare version is priced $6 more at $45.

[jdc]

Happens on the dealmac forum almost every night, but they wont block the account.

[Sam3]

MacZot keeps on having Wondershare applications on their daily software deal, because of that I always thought the Wondershare stuff was legit.

[testcase]

Thanks for the information!

[freeradical]

Too funny...


www.iskysoft.com. 1650 IN A 174.123.158.24

www.wondershare.com. 179 IN A 174.123.141.66