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wraith808:
I just had to make a Java update today.  The offer to install the Search App by Ask was still there, and checked by default. :(

Ath:
The offer to install the Search App by Ask was still there, and checked by default.
-wraith808 (November 25, 2014, 02:44 PM)
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Oracle actually offers a solution for disabling those 'sponsor offers': https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/disable_offers.xml

tomos:
The offer to install the Search App by Ask was still there, and checked by default.
-wraith808 (November 25, 2014, 02:44 PM)
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Oracle actually offers a solution for disabling those 'sponsor offers': https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/disable_offers.xml
-Ath (November 25, 2014, 03:04 PM)
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thanks Ath :Thmbsup:
that will make life a lot easier, especially helping family that dont know what & when to untick the box.

wraith808:
The offer to install the Search App by Ask was still there, and checked by default.
-wraith808 (November 25, 2014, 02:44 PM)
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Oracle actually offers a solution for disabling those 'sponsor offers': https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/disable_offers.xml
-Ath (November 25, 2014, 03:04 PM)
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Thanks!  I didn't know about that... which brings to mind the question... should it even be necessary?  Are there different categories of adware distributors?  Why do they get a pass?

Ath:
which brings to mind the question... should it even be necessary?
-wraith808 (November 25, 2014, 03:44 PM)
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I  agree with your objections and second your questions. Especially when knowing that these 'sponsors' are only added to the JRE installers, and not to the JDK installers (not even the JRE installer included with those) AFAICS. But all a developer needs is a JDK (without the extra JRE), after all :)

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