i used bing by mistake when trying to download VLC. it gave me that wrapped shit that tried to put all kinds of programs in my computer; like 15 or so different programs. i attributed it to using bing as a search engine. microsoft... blah<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:18 AM, Ryan Coleman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ryanjcole@me.com">ryanjcole@me.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Except that you get the opportunity to opt out of that program, this making it bloatware.<div><br></div><div>Seriously, guys, this is not some shadow program that gets installed with it. You have the choice to skip that piece of the install.</div>
<div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>--</div><div>Ryan</div></font><div><br><div><div class="im"><div>On Dec 7, 2011, at 12:44 AM, gregrwm wrote:</div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="im"><p>if it makes unsolicited changes to settings of an unrelated program, it's malware. and claiming consent via intentionally misleading via legaleze overdose doesn't work for me. otoh the windoze eula legitimizes malware. (and Swype changes malware to bakeware!)</p>
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