[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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I DVR and skip commercials. I stream Netflix so I don't have to watch commercials. When I am in a movie theater, PAID to watch a movie and they hit me up with commercials before the previews because they think that they have a captive audience? I have occasionally gone to the manager and asked for a partial refund for them attempting to profit off of MY time when I paid them to see a movie, not make me an income stream.