I'm not on Windos 8 but using IE11 on Windows 7. I think the basic problem is the same, so I'm just adding my post here. I enjoyed admuncher for a while, and last year I finally coughed up my $ to purchase the lifetime subscription since it had convinced me that it would be worth it. I can relate to others' frustration in that it became useless right after spending that much money with no updates. I am understanding of how quickly things change in the tech industry and the challenge faced by third party application developers, especially if they are not big companies with enough resources. However, it's also true that it is not an ethical business model to just blame the big guys for implementing new systems in order to justify their own shortcomings as a developer or a company either. After all, it is all in perspectives where the fault lies. It is the ever evolving technology that's at fault? Is it a third party developer that fails to keep up with it in a reasonable timeline? But, more importantly, I don't think the blame game is productive nor helpful. I also don't like to take sides in general because it's never black or white. So, here are some things that I'd like to leave in this forum:
- To the developers: From customers' perspectives, I don't believe responses like it's MS and not your fault, etc. are very helpful nor well-perceived. I think many of your responses I've read in this forum are a reflection of your frustration, and I can understand that because I'd probably feel the same way if I were in your shoes. However, when a person runs a business and when something goes wrong, it is still the business owner's responsibility to make it right. For example, if bed bugs break out at an apartment complex, the landlord is responsible to take care of that even though it is clearly not his/her fault as they had no control over it. And, yes, the landlord is also a victim to this unfortunate situation, and it sucks that the landlord has to spend extra money and effort to resolve the problem. However, that's a risk and a responsibility inherent in running a business and not to be used as an excuse if you're not prepared enough to resolve the problem in a timely manner. Most importantly, while you may also feel like a victim of the circumstance, it is important to remember that your customers are the true victims who are suffering more.
- To the customers (including myself): As I stated above, let's be understanding of the situation and the fact that it's not like the developers want us to suffer. I'm sure they want to resolve this problem as much as we do, if not more since they could lose their business if they don't. So, while a response like "it's going to take as long as it takes" is quite discouraging, I don't think it means they're sitting around being lazy. I'm sure they're working hard. So, if you still feel that you want admuncher to return to its former glory, let's be supportive and hope for the best. If not, you always have the option of getting your money back. If you used a credit card, it's easy to get your money back through your bank (the current situation will suffice legally for them to retrieve your payment, especially if you purchased the lifetime subscription recently but may not work for you if you bought it a long time ago). Personally, while I could get my money back that way, I'm choosing not to do so. I've tried all other ad block software and never found one I liked as much as I like admuncher. I'm crossing my fingers for the newer version so that I can be a happy admuncher user again

Lastly, this is just a random thought, but I wonder if the developers could offer some incentives/compensations for customers who purchased the lifetime subscription within 1 year, given the situation? Maybe something like adding access to the premium filter list to our subscription?
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