Hi. We're sorry you were upset, but look at it this way: You've been able to use it for free for years. We make older versions that don't show ads available at http://jalbum.net/software/download/previous and we advertised that one will need to purchase a license to ensure ad-free albums months before taking this step.

Showing ads was a step we eventually had to take in order to continue to stay around. We feel this route was better than closing down the company. After all, ad supported freeware is pretty common, and there is a reason for it. Now we can continue to improve and support jAlbum.