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Ianf [PersonRank 10]

Friday, March 14, 2008
16 years ago2,478 views

This may already have been discussed, but if not.... it's grave enough to report here.

[...] Google and Dell have teamed up to install some software on Dell computers that borders on being spyware [...]

http://blog.opendns.com/2007/05/22/google-turns-the-page/

(I realize OpenDNS talks with forked tongue in defence of their own not wholly holy practices, but the screendumps speak for themselves.)

Colin Colehour [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

This was discussed here:
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-05-23-n64.html

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I got a Sony Vaio laptop and it also came with all kinds of GoogleCrap(TM). Among many other companies' "pre-installed partner offerings." (Not sure if Google explicitly agreed to the deal or not though.)

Colin Colehour [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

My macbook pro didn't come with any 3rd party crap. :)

James Xuan [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Nice Colin, real nice.

Colin Colehour [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Well its true James. :)

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