From: "Mark" 


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Antti Kurenniemi" 
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>> Many application installers also try to slip the google/yahoo/whatever
>> toolbars on your system. I just hate that. I don't even get what the f...
>> is the point - I mean, if I want to search something from google, I open
>> my browser and go to google and type in the search. What the hell would I
>> need the toolbar for?
>
> Once you leave google, google can't keep stats on where you go. With the
> toolbar they can.

Yes, but the reason third parties try to force any given toolbar on you is
purely economic, either on a "per installed" basis or via
embedding affiliate type codes into the toolbar for ongoing revenue (or
both), right? I mean like Adobe wouldn't be trying to forcefeed the Yahoo
toolbar for free, would they? 

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