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said by Karl Bode:
Why won't they remove the spyware? Perhaps it's a fear of impacting the functionality of some applications, which require certain adware files remain intact to run properly (which their technicians must then support). It's also likely the company didn't want to piss off litigation-happy marketing companies who are at the heart of an incestuous and profitable marketing orgy.
That's precisely it. I liken this sort of thing to Scott Richter suing entities like SpamCop and SpamHaus. Gee, let's take a stand, only to be mowed down by your adversaries in trumped up lawsuits. (uhhh....Scott? Your target, if anything, should be the millions of sysops who chose to refuse to accept your mail, not the people who simply put together an interesting list.)
It's also a support liability. Sort of like you mention, the instant QuickBooks or Word doesn't work, they'll be gunning for the spyware and adware remover authors/publishers faster than you can say, "Jackie Chiles."
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