O was nice about it, saying something about Charles being Internet ignorant. I also think banners are on the way out. Almost no one ever turns a profit in the long run by using banners.
Banners are a losing business ploy.
Banners will go the way of many businesses that jumped on the Internet bandwagon. The net wasn't invented to make money. Regardless of the hoop-la concerning money making it is a poor medium for business. It is best used as a public service or to express opinions to as wide an audiences as possible, with relatively few expenses. As for pop up ads, in general, they are a nuisance, and will delivery more ill will per ad than incremental revenue.