Weatherbug for Linux

[Michael Hipp]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> Weatherbug is a free program that has always been available for Windows but 
> the company is now looking to developing a copy for Linux (and Mac)
> 
> From their web site at:  
> http://ww2.weatherbug.com/unsupportedPlatform.asp?Bugstartup=2&STARTCODE=1&dlid=100&Zcode=z5579&ZipCode=49615
> 
>  " We would love to develop a WeatherBug for Mac and Unix users and would like 
> your feedback. Please, Click the link below to let us know what you would 
> like to see in a Mac or Unix Version of WeatherBug or if you would like to 
> help us develop it!"
> 
> 
> Clicking on that page for submitting feedback just sets up a mailto  to their 
> survey address.   Say what you want, no questions, no hassel.
> 
> So here is a vendor that is actually out beating the bushes for interest in  
> Linux.   I think they should get some responses.
> 
> BTW,  Weatherbug has always been a free service...   and I have no stake in 
> the company or any part thereof.

I agree it's nice to see companies beginning to recognize Linux.

But to this particular company I'll give a heartfelt "No Thanks!".

Weatherbug is a rather unbearable piece of adware that I can do without. It 
slows Windows systems down to a crawl and just generally is a bad actor. It's 
one of the first things I put a bullet in when doing a cleanup on a Windows box.

Michael