Well, the way I feel about is , if the users on the other end wanted any of that Stuff / Junk on their computers, then it should be up to the User , NOT some A-Wipe at whatever company to decide and "automatically" place checkmarks in boxes the user may NOT see upon the download, and most are so well hidden or obscure and out of sight, a lotta users don't see the checkmarked boxes until its too late.
That's an invasion of privacy far as I'm concerned.
no different than the trash man who collects your trash, but because you pay monthly fees for their service, they seem to think they can dump the Trash in your Garage instead of the Dump, because you didn't untick the check mark on the contract 20 pages back in little tiny fine ass print that you can barely read, when they sold you their supposed service.
Everythings a Game these days, who can play who for Stupid and being Naïve and get by with it.
That Adobe bunch out in California, I actually Called them on the phone about it, about 6 months ago,,,,
Heres what I asked them, or at least the Receptionist on the other end who was trying to dodge getting me to the right department.......
So, I asked Miss Goody Two Shoes, with her panties in a knot, would it be alright if I showed up in an 18-wheeler Dump Truck loaded with Toxic PCB chemicals, the glow in the dark kind, that's highly Radio Active, and Dump that load right at the Corporate Door Steps of the Corporate Office, without Adobe Corporate Permission
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You could of heard a needle drop it got so quiet
She says hold on' I'll have to connect you to another Department, basically givin ya the run around !
Their still doin it today too, and its hard to see some of those boxes they have already checked for Junk you don't want, or worded in such a way that users actually are led to believe its part of the download they need to make whatever work.
I don't want Ask Jeeves to be installed, I don't want Yahoo as my Default search engine or Searchthis.Com as my Default web browser - IF I did I download it myself and install it - - - - MYSELF ,,,, I don't need somebody else deciding what I should have or need on my Computer !!
Now, back to those Toxic PCB Radio Active Waste you were gonna dump at their corporate doorsteps,,,, were You Joking
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