Minor rant

Why do software suppliers – Adobe with Acrobat Reader & Oracle with Java are the worst culprits – insist on trying to install their browser toolbar & change my default search engine??

What’s worse is that they make the default action to install it & I have to remember each and every time their products update – at least once a week! – to untick the box so it doesn’t install.

 

I really hate this behaviour – please stop.

I know you won’t but I had to ask

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 22:19 by RichardSiddaway
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# re: Minor rant

OMG!  I SO agree with you.  These days when I install a new machine I use Sumatra PDF reader in place of Adobe.  I'll also avoid installing Flash and Java for as long as possible!  QuickTime is an absolute no no (which clearly precludes iTunes - no great loss!)

These software vendors do themselves no favours.  I know they need to make money but I don't subscribe to the in-your-face-ware approach.

Cheers,

Chris

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:36 AM by Chris Warwick

# re: Minor rant

Amen!

It seems like such an unnecessary thing to do. Adobe, Oracle, please listen. There is ZERO VALUE ADD in all this douchebaggery.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:38 AM by James Booth

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