The problem is that each iteration of making it harder to say No Thanks to that crapware bundled with their software makes them a little more money, but still not enough. They go though a few iterations of this, each getting a little less obvious about how to not install the toolbars and install the software. It is obvious that their loyal user base does not want to support them like they thought so they decide that they are going to have to but not be so obvious about the fact that you can install the software with out those bars. But this makes very little more money then the links did. They still going to have clear messages telling you what is being installed, and make sure people know that they can choose not to install it and their software will work just fine. Their loyal base can always choose not to install those bars just by clicking No Thanks. So, they decide that they are going to go a little farther down that road and bundle toolbars with their installer.
Some people must actually WANT the things these links advertise, right?īut that makes them almost no money, and they decided to add those links because they really needed some money to keep the project going. They want you to decide to click the links because you want to support their software.
They appeal to their loyal base that they need the money, and are very up front about what they are doing, why, and how to decide if you want click the links or not. Once a company decides to compromise their product to accept money from these sorts of scam advertising it is a slippery slope straight to crapware laden installers that try to trick you into installing Yahoo! bar.Īt first they just add the advertising links. Click to expand.As I've mentioned before this is always the beginning of the end for a program.
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