Bonzi Buddy
Sign in to saveAlso known as BonziBuddy, Bonzibuddy, BonziBUDDY, Bonzai Buddy
BonziBuddy ( or , stylized as BonziBUDDY) is a discontinued freeware desktop virtual assistant created by Joe and Jay Bonzi. Upon a user's choice, it would share jokes and facts, manage downloads, sing songs and talk, among other functions.
Key facts
- Software.screenshot
- Bonzi Buddy.png
- Software.developer
- Bonzi Software, Inc.
- Software.latest release version
- 4.1
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- Software.license
- Freeware
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.genre
- Virtual assistant, adware, spyware
- Software.website
- (archived)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Design
- Reception
- Lawsuits
- Legacy
- See also
- References
BonziBuddy ( or , stylized as BonziBUDDY) is a discontinued freeware desktop virtual assistant created by Joe and Jay Bonzi. Upon a user's choice, it would share jokes and facts, manage downloads, sing songs and talk, among other functions.
BonziBuddy was described as spyware and adware, and was discontinued in 2004 after Bonzi Software, Inc. faced lawsuits and fines regarding the software. The software received a final update removing the offending features, and remained available on the Bonzi.com website until 2005. The Bonzi.com web portal remained open until its closure in late 2008.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bonzi Buddy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.