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One Benefit Of Web-Based Software: No Crapware Included
from the it's-the-little-things dept
As everyone is talking about Google's (not particularly surprising or interesting) move into offering hosted business apps (basically taking their existing mail and calendar apps, and allowing you to run them for your business), it seems that the story of AOL's new download software being criticized for secretly installing plenty of additional apps is perhaps more indicative of the drive away from client-side software. These days, it's gotten to the point where you basically can't trust any downloadable software at all not to clutter your machine, whether on purpose or not. So, while many people tout the "access it anywhere" or "no setup involved" features of web-based software, the simple lack of additional annoying crud getting installed on your computer may turn into a powerful added incentive for moving towards hosted apps.
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They All Learned It From...
Oh, and I'm sure a lot of this crap is stated in the software dissclosure upon install, but who has the 2 hours and a lawyer present to read and comprehend wtf they're talking about?
Really all this is, is the large software companies wanting to keep "trend" records of thier customers when they know very well that most of thier customers don't bother reading the install text, and then 4 months down the road when thier computer is bluescreening, software is conflicting and your firewall is begging you to let parts unknown access the net for 'whatever', you get the treat of dealing with customer service personel that can't even speak your damned language.
And anyone really wonders why people pirate this chit? There comes a point where a person stops paying for abuse and just takes it for free.
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aol sucks!
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bah
Hell, A "Clean" Windows install is so full of freakin crap. Microsoft puts spyware into just about every MS program that exists. (I've yet to find one they haven't, but I'm sure it's out there. Maybe Win 3.11?)
The best solution, get Spybot S&D and install tea timer.
Yeah, it's going to be annoying. It asks you whether or not any program has the right to adjust the registry. But you know what? Your computer will be MORE secure (as we all know a completely secure computer does not connect to the internet) and then get a good firewall, like zonealarm and only add programs you run normally to the exception list. This way, when some random piece of crapware tries to access the internet, you can say, "F**k you and die!" While clicking the remember this setting, & deny buttons.
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I think this is actually an often overlooked benefit of web-based software. The downshot is that you have to watch for web apps that install any kind of plug-in, or use Active X controls, because those can still burn you.
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They all suck
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Really not looking forward to what crap they put into dreamweaver.
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No, but
Web apps are not a solution, they will, if anything, exacberate the problems because they will tend to be cheap, or free, but will rely on the same crap we want to get rid of online, such as spam, spyware, and ad and adware.
I would rather pay $300 for a desktop application that has no ads then to use an online app full of crap.
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AOL is sinking....
I agree that software companies seem to be less concerned with the client side of the application and rather are looking for more ways to profit off of their customers. But seems like a recipe for disaster to me. Especially for AOL who has been trouble controlling their spam, and their company information.
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