Don't Buy Crystal. (If you did, uninstall it!)

In my previous post I told you that I installed the new ad-blocker, Crystal, on my iPhone and iPad. That was true. Today I discovered the maker of Crystal said he will accept money from advertisers to whitelist their ads. Read all about it at The Verge. This is unacceptable and I feel it is completely underhanded. Crystal's developer, a vermine named Dean Murphy entered an agreement with Eyeo GmbH to sell whitelisting to them. I guess the $79,000 he's already made from Crystal wasn't enough. Screw him and his app. After all, people buy ad-blockers to block ads, not just the ads who didn't pay-up. Its like this dirtbag is running an insurance scam on advertisers and using his customers as muscle. I feel like I've been completely scammed and I refuse to be his leverage. I know Crystal was only a buck, but it was MY buck. I've since uninstalled Crystal and emplore everyone who bought it to do the same and NEVER buy anything developed by this jerk! If Crystal has no install base, then Mr. Murphy has nothing to sell to advertisers.
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