Another Intrusive Update
February 2nd, 2009 by ComputerBob
I suspect that to most of us who use Linux full-time instead of Windows, such behavior seems unthinkable — and possibly even unforgivable.
But I suppose that, maybe because it has happened so many times before, most Windows users have developed a very high tolerance for all of the ways that Microsoft abuses its power over its customers.
Here’s the latest example of that abuse: Recent Windows updates reportedly install an extension in users’ Firefox web browser without the users’ knowledge or permission — an addon that cannot be removed in the normal manner.
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Consumer Info, Ethics, Linux, Microsoft, Rights, Tech Support, Windows