On Sun, Aug 02, 1998 at 01:37:43AM -0400, tko@westgac3.dragon.com wrote: > > Ok, let's talk a concrete example: I loaded "Barney on the farm" for my > daughter (Official MS Win95 game for children). The setup routine got to the > "Parent's Room" segment of the installation. I was not given a choice as to > whether or not I wanted IE installed. The setup routine announced that it was > installing IE (and all necessary support) PERIOD. No 'cancel' buttons > available! I prefer Netscape over IE but here goes this official setup program > installing unwanted software and 'lord knows' whatever other patches. The > unwanted software had nothing to do with the game program and does not have to > be present for the game to run. > It is bullshit like that is why I stopped using WIndows altogether on my personal computer (have to use it at work) and will NEVER run it again (that and distaste for M$ buisness practices...and general low quality) I can understand they migh twant to offer a DEMO (I am sure M$ is willing to kick them a few extra $ to get em to put IE demos on their CDs) but... installin git with no warning? You know...I sometimes wonder how it was I ever became so facinated with Computers before Linux....I thought that bullshit like that was just somethin you have to put up with...not anymore... -Steve -- ** Stephen Carpenter ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** sjc@delphi.com ** "All authority is quite degrading." -- Oscar Wilde
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