An Open Letter To Sun Microsystems
To: The Head Honchos at Sun
From: Every computer user (as voiced by Tech Paul)
Re: Open Office downloader/Yahoo toolbar.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Your practice of shoe-horning additional software into the update packages for the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is morally and ethically wrong. 
The most odorous aspect of this is the fact that you place a check in the checkbox by default, and thousands upon thousands upon thousands of unwanted installs occur because of it. This whole deal is shady at the time original install, but particularly vile in an update.
If we — for some unfathomable reason — actually want another toolbar, or the Open Office “downloader”, we will go get them.
This practice stinks. We all hate it. Shame on you.
Come on, guys — you’re better than this!
[note: we are aware that this unethical behavior is not by any means limited to Sun Microsystems, or Yahoo. This *crud* has become an industry practice, and people should pay close attention during any software install. Un-check those checkboxes! The ultimate responsibility is ours.]
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They’re anything but.
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