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> the default installer for CCleaner automatically installs Chrome and sets it as the default browser Why is that is my question.
by happy-go-lucky 9y ago
> the default installer for CCleaner automatically installs Chrome and sets it as the default browser
Why is that is my question.
- JohnTHaller 9y agoGoogle pays companies to do new installs of Chrome. They're supposed to make it explicit, but Google doesn't really police it. It's usually via 'dark patterns' as it is with most free Windows antivirus apps where it shows a small indication at the bottom of the screen on a window that's about something else. For example, Avast sneaks it in as part of an automatic update on the Continue window: https://i.imgur.com/NIZk9Pd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NIZk9Pd.jpg
- happy-go-lucky 9y agoPal, you know you're revealing the selves of both MS and Google!
- takeda 9y ago"Don't be evil" Even if it is explicit the idea is to have it enabled by default so people accidentally install it and then hopefully start using it. Which browser dominates should be based on its quality not how much money you spend on it :/
- PirateAvogadro 9y agoHaving chrome installed by whatever [dark] pattern is at least putting it on an even footing with the platform's default browser - for those who would never proactively change their browser, this at least is closer to such a browser meritocracy.
- takeda 9y agoWhat about putting it on an even footing with Firefox, because currently that's its biggest competitor. The thing is with Firefox that if it's on your computer is most likely because you installed it yourself.
- JohnTHaller 9y agoEvery one of my family members I have to uninstall it for is already running a fully-up-to-date copy of Firefox. The question is usually "why does the web look different?" or "why does Firefox have a rainbow ball now?".