[Cialug] FF extension shenanigans

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com> wrote:
>>
>> MS shenanigans too - .net 3.5 service pack 1 installs a firefox
>> extension with no prompting or opt-out-ability, and with no add-ons
>> window uninstall option
>>
>> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600
>
> I hate it when you're right.  I just checked my Addons and sure enough, it's
> there.  And we're doing some .NET stuff at work, so I kinda need it.  Stupid
> M$!  I wonder if that's the cause of the instability I've had lately.
>

The wikipedia page on this "feature" does not read like it's written
from a neutral pov but despite that, it sounds like a java web-start
type of feature. Can anyone confirm if this capability is as
problematic as some of the nay-sayers indicate?

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