 keith2468Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB | Definition of Adware We have to be careful of the definition of adware and what is banned.
Software sponsored by advertising, with links to the advertiser, includes the free versions of:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader,
- Opera,
- RealPlayer,
- QuickTime
There is lots of good adware out there that many of us have willingly installed, that we want to keep running, that doesn't hide its presence, and that provides the facility to remove it by standard means (add/remove program).
On the other hand, the nasty adware, maybe "illegal adware" or "malicious adware", installs without permission, or carries out activities not revealed in the product description (not on the product description web, hiding it in the EULA is not disclosure to me), or actively resists removal, or doesn't provide a removal utility for itself.
So that a product is paid for by advertising is not enough to justify labelling it as unwanted by the user and worthy of deletion.
I think MS would agree with this or a similar definition.
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