[Sargis]

Is this one of those viral marketing campaigns again? Yesterday, there was a popular thread on Reddit about some guy who retrieved his stolen Macbook by using the exact same software that's being mentioned here. And not to mention the several other threads here on HN a few months ago that are suspiciously similar.

Or maybe it's just really useful.

[tomaspollak]

no it's not. and please don't start with this over again.

we (the Prey team) don't have the time or the interest to pay people, thieves or whomever to build and publish these elaborate stories.

I spent almost all afternoon yesterday on Reddit -- where some guy published a similar story -- trying to make it clear that we had nothing to do with it (besides having developed the software).

I'd be happy to answer any questions regarding Prey, but please don't make me go repeating today the same thing all over again.

[Kirchart123]

Thanks for your software, i think u guys are latin-americans? ...

[tomaspollak]

yup that's right, at least me and most of the guys that work for Fork (the company I founded after Prey took off). however there's lots of contributors from Europe, the US and Asia.

[gregcmartin]

Hey, just wanted to say thank you.

[tomaspollak]

you're welcome Greg! really glad to know you got your laptop back. :)

[bonzoesc]

It's free and open-source. I doubt they have the budget for a viral marketing campaign.

[lancefisher]

They might have the budget: http://preyproject.com/plans

[evilswan]

I have prey too - it's awesome.

[louhong]

Any suggestions on alternatives? I'm not considering installing it but would like to know my options.

[LogicX]

http://alternativeto.net/software/prey/