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That means I can't just click next, next, next, install, finish without getting "infected", and the guys making these installers knows this - and takes advantag
by kamjam 13y ago
That means I can't just click next, next, next, install, finish without getting "infected", and the guys making these installers knows this - and takes advantage of it to make extra money.
This has to be one of the oldest tricks in the books, and you should never click next, next, next, install, finish. Even if it is legitimate software, I won't blindly keep clicking unless I know the installer from previous experience.
This is the equivalent of "I accept the T&Cs" and then complaining later that Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/whoever are doing something you didn't agree to when you never read the terms to start with (ok, bad example to some degree, I know those T&Cs can be legal and tricky to read but you get the point I'm trying to make)
- bittercynic 13y ago<quote>ok, bad example to some degree, I know those T&Cs can be legal and tricky to read but you get the point I'm trying to make</quote> I think it is a great example! The effort required to comprehend the terms for those is so onerous that a small fraction of users take the time to even try. We might be in a better place if, when faced with such a situation, we declined to use the service because of the lengthy and opaque T&Cs.