[url=http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/adblock-plus-secret-takedown/]Adblock Plus founder: Google used Reader outcry to hide our Google Play takedown[/url]
Since Google makes tons of money off of ads, it "makes sense" that they wouldn't want to encourage users of their products/services to have tools to block those income-producing ads.
So far, this is limited to Android devices, but I could see Google attempting to render Chrome less capable of blocking ads. IMO, it's probably just a matter of time.
So much for "don't be evil", eh?
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Edited by FlatLyned: 3/15/2013 6:03:17 PMIt sucks but I understand why they would want to do it. They're a business and they need the funds I guess, I mean they're doing some pretty innovative things in their industry. I don't mind watching an ad if I get free services I use on a daily basis. Ads on Xbox Live (a paid service) is a completely different story.