The installation for the latest version of Java for my Windows XP system prompted me to install a demo of Carbonite Online Backup instead of free toolbars.

Prompt to Install Carbonite

While this is a refreshing change from the usual free toolbar crap that lots of vendors think needs to be installed on my systems, this is still annoying.  The default, particularly since this is a product that requires recurring payment, should be “No, I don’t want to install any extra programs.”  It is a noble goal to want to help users protect their files.  I just think that it is out of place for a vendor like Sun to make the “offer” in the way the did with a Java update.

Tags: unwanted software offers