And when that happens it will be interesting to see what happens to all the user...

luso_brazilian on July 30, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The adblocking revolution is months away

And when that happens it will be interesting to see what happens to all the user data they amassed. Good chances it will be a cross between the user data sale by RadioShack [1] and the scramble to acquire Nortel patents [2].

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/paularosenblum/2015/03/24/bankru...

[2] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jul/01/nortel-pat...

microtonal on July 30, 2015 [–]

I think it is safe to assume that they will lobby to make ad blocking illegal before they go down.