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Of course you should be blaming Google. They are a willing participant in deceptive bundleware. And it is specifically included in the download for Adobe Flas
by JohnTHaller 10y ago
Of course you should be blaming Google. They are a willing participant in deceptive bundleware. And it is specifically included in the download for Adobe Flash for Firefox/Opera Classic (aka, not IE's Flash which is different), so it is setup to steal users away from competitors. At least the last time I checked, and as demonstrated in my screenshot above.
- Aldo_MX 10y agoYou talk as if you knew the terms of their deal and corroborated that Google asked to target every browser, in my experience these kind of deals are offered as "all-or-nothing", so having Firefox or Opera targeted were a side effect. EDIT: I checked it right now, and it also targets IE, unlike what you suggest: http://i.imgur.com/XuwHs7G.png http://i.imgur.com/XuwHs7G.png
- MikeHolman 10y agoIE (and Edge) has some custom build of Flash installed without needing separate download, which I believe is why the parent commenter excluded it.
- blendo 10y agoMy ability to avoid these Google/Oracle/Microsoft mind-fucks diminishes each year. Is it good for society to have our cynicism cranked up so high? That's a question for our best second tier psychologists and UX researchers (the first tier being too busy developing the aforesaid mind-fucks).