I think you're getting a bit too worked up. Simply uninstall it and move on. Obviously it bothered you enough to craft an email about it, but is it really a big deal? Just uninstall McAfee and be done with it.
On Mar 14, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Peyton Todd wrote: > The website is the one at the url below: > > http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp;jsessionid=F0820D54374464EDF158A9C6740AB907.ecom303_main?sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=Share-_-Personal-_-Email-_-Sharee-_-Images&token=7319175931105%3A201251901&_requestid=122667 > > And if it matters, the browser I was using in Firefox. But do either of these > things matter? Can I not assume they were merely passing the ball to Adobe? > Certainly the look and feel of the installation windows were unmistakeably > the Adobe style! > > Peyton > > > From: Clint Willard <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, March 14, 2012 8:18:58 AM > Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Unconscionable Adobe Behavior > > "Yesterday I went to a website" - What web site? Did it take you to Adobe for > real. It seem possible for someone to make an installer with flash to include > a copy of something else, not sure. If so, it probably has an affiliate > tracking attached to make them money when you "hopefully" buy it. If "a > website" tells you that you need Flash, then get it from a trusted source > like Adobe, especially if it doesn't look right. If this is not the case you > should be more specific in your complaint. Personally I've never had a Flash > install include anything, let alone ask if you want anything else that I can > remember. > > Clint Willard > Senior ColdFusion Programmer Analyst > [email protected] > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Peyton Todd <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Can anyone please instruct me on how best to complain to Adobe about a > loathsome practice I have just experienced? (Or perhaps, as their official > representative, you, Josh, can do this for me?) > > Yesterday I went to a website, and was told I had to download the latest > version of Flash Player, which I agreed to do, whereupon I found McAfee > Security program being installed at the same time. The previous practice was > bad enough (in fact, already despicable): one had to notice that the check > box for agreeing to download McAfee was already defaulted to Yes, and > explicitly un-check it to prevent this from happening. Now, however, it > simply installs McAfee without warning, and without giving one any other > option. > > I had thought Adobe was a good company. But surely all will agree that this > is a disgusting practice truly beneath contempt, perpetrated by scumbag > scoundrels who should be lined up before a firing squad immediately. > > Peyton > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink > ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
