Re: Why is there special treatment for Macromedia?

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:30:39 -0600

Macromedia Flash is totally annoying to me. This works for me. ;-)

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> hunted and
pecked:
> Opticreep wrote:
>> This has been bugging me for a few years now:
>>
>> What the heck makes Macromedia so special such that PC users are
>> PROHIBITED from uninstalling or disabling it?  The goddamn thing is
>> practically an adware virus, IMHO.  Once it's installed in a
>> computer, it constantly hijacks your computer without permission.
>> You cannot disable it without hacking into the registry.  9 times
>> out of 10, it is only used for annoying advertisements that waste
>> your internet bandwidth and your time, as you sit there being forced
>> to sit through the entire advertisement.  Not "stop" or "close"
>> button, sorry!  It's not uncommon for mainstream macromedia ads even
>> maliciously follows you around as you try to scroll past it.
>>
>> Macromedia is just about the most malicious software that hasn't been
>> classified as a virus yet.  I really don't give a rat's ass if
>> Macromedia manages to be genuinely useful in 1 out of 10 instances,
>> because it's goddamn annoying in those *other* 9 instances.
>>
>> And the thing that irks me about Macromedia is that there's no
>> "official" way to either disable, or uninstall, it from Windows.
>> What the heck makes Macrodemia so special that makes them enjoy this
>> special treatment from Microsoft Windows?  Seriously?!?  99.99% of
>> programs I install into windows can be uninstalled.  Why the special
>> treatment for Macromedia?
>
> I personally don't install it because although it can be nice to use,
> I have yet to figure out how to prevent flash-based ads popping up in
> IE.