From: "Gary Britt" 

I don't see it as spyware.  My hosts file blocks their ads, and I keep the
phone home stuff turned off usually.

Gary

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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>> Why don't any of you guys like the google toolbar?
>
> I don't like spyware of any kind and Google toolbar is part of that branch
> of software.
>
> If I want search I use the traditional Google.
>
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> Bob Comer
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> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>> Why don't any of you guys like the google toolbar?  I like it and don't
>> mind autoupdates of it.  If autoupdates start pushing something I don't
>> like, then I might change my mind.   I don't like their gmail from what
>> I've heard about it, and I don't what to trust their desktop search so
>> haven't tried it.  But I like the toolbar.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:4440d583{at}w3....
>>>> Google is quickly morphing into a love-hate relationship, I like the
>>>> search and I use the gmail, but I'm not real eager to download their
>>>> toolbar, nor their gmail local client -- I just leave open a browser
>>>> instance of gmail and leave it at that.
>>>
>>> Downloadable toolbars are evil.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
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>>>
>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>>>> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>>>> "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:bfm042lr45tv4fcsambqhujogkr5vovq44{at}4ax.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've said it before, and I'll say it again...
"ActiveX is evil."
>>>>
>>>> I noticed, briefly, after the update earlier in the week
that IE seemed
>>>> to hesitate a bit on going to sites, but it was either my
imagination
>>>> or just initial configuring as it seems as usual now.
>>>>
>>>>> so is the google toolbar that autoupdates itself.
>>>>
>>>> Google is quickly morphing into a love-hate relationship, I like the
>>>> search and I use the gmail, but I'm not real eager to download their
>>>> toolbar, nor their gmail local client -- I just leave open a browser
>>>> instance of gmail and leave it at that.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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