{"id":52477,"date":"2016-02-09T18:41:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T18:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52477"},"modified":"2016-02-14T20:30:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T20:30:03","slug":"pc-pitstop-sides-with-bleepingcomputer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/pc-pitstop-sides-with-bleepingcomputer\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Pitstop Sides with BleepingComputer"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC Pitstop Supports BleepingComputer’s Defense Against Enigma<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PC Pitstop is all too familiar with what BleepingComputer is going through in regards to the recent lawsuit filed against them from Enigma Software for their negative review of SpyHunter, citing false advertising, commercial disparagement and defamation<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0 In 2003 PC Pitstop was sued by Gator Corporation, now Claria Corporation, for similar claims<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0PC Pitstop ended up settling out of court with Claria Corporation, and the terms of the settlement remain confidential<\/a>; however\u00a0PC Pitstop’s opinion of the company has not changed<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PC Pitstop’s founder and\u00a0CEO, Rob Cheng, shared his thoughts on the topic:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“When I heard about the suit between Enigma and Bleeping Computer, I was amazed at the parallels between PC Pitstop and Gator.\u00a0 Back in 2003, Gator was the #1 spyware and making a killing.\u00a0 They even considered going public.\u00a0 And they came after PC Pitstop with a spurious law suit, just to force us off to take the eye off the ball.\u00a0 Back then, we were only two people, so they succeeded.\u00a0 The similarities are striking.”<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

PC Pitstop is in full support of BleepingComputer in their fight against Enigma Software.\u00a0 Not only did BleepingComputer simply share an opinion, but also provided third party evidence supporting their final decision.\u00a0 To show our support, PC Pitstop has made a $1,000 contribution to assist with the defense costs BleepingComputer is accumulating.\u00a0 If you would like to make a donation to go toward their legal fees, you can do so via GoFundMe or PayPal by clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, lawsuits like these are reminders to those providers similar to BleepingComputer, of the risks of providing negative reviews.\u00a0 One of our contributors, Leo Notenboom,\u00a0shared his thoughts on the lawsuit and his hesitation for sharing negative reviews below.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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