Comments on: Free Carbonite Trial for Java Users http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:52:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: rtlinux http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-74362 rtlinux Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:03:01 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-74362 It looks like Java may have already responded by putting a new update out there already. JRE6u16 is out now. I just installed JRE6u15 Saturday while installing Windows 7. My guess, sun listened and removed carbonite from it's u16 version. I just installed it and no carbonite install with this one. It looks like Java may have already responded by putting a new update out there already. JRE6u16 is out now. I just installed JRE6u15 Saturday while installing Windows 7. My guess, sun listened and removed carbonite from it’s u16 version. I just installed it and no carbonite install with this one.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-74234 Kevin Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:39:44 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-74234 How about a class action lawsuit on this unwanted crapware. I have 300 users I need to unistall this unwanted software from. I will make it my mission to stop this from happening again to us. How about a class action lawsuit on this unwanted crapware. I have 300 users I need to unistall this unwanted software from. I will make it my mission to stop this from happening again to us.

]]> By: Boo http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-73367 Boo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:29:24 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-73367 > the WILL learn hehehe... :-) Yea, right... eventually... Yea, I suppose it's pretty pansy to expect our users to read... Actually, they do read the messages but they don't really understand what they are being asked to accept. Case and point--the ONLY reason why I came to this site is because one of my more delicate users was unable to decide if she wanted this upgrade or not. As soon as she realized there was a monthly fee, all hell broke loose. She was afraid of costing the company money and she thought that it was Java upgrade that she was getting charged for the upgrade. I politely explained what the message was telling her, but after all that explaining I really felt the need to rant and this post was the first post I saw. She HAS learned to avoid upgrades with 'drive by' installs and this is another example of one where she STILL needed to get my opinion before proceeding, "just in case." My rant was really more therapeutic to me than a recommendation on marketing to a little known (but VERY COOL ;-) online backup service. Too bad they charge a little too much.... > the WILL learn

hehehe… :-) Yea, right… eventually…

Yea, I suppose it’s pretty pansy to expect our users to read… Actually, they do read the messages but they don’t really understand what they are being asked to accept.

Case and point–the ONLY reason why I came to this site is because one of my more delicate users was unable to decide if she wanted this upgrade or not. As soon as she realized there was a monthly fee, all hell broke loose. She was afraid of costing the company money and she thought that it was Java upgrade that she was getting charged for the upgrade. I politely explained what the message was telling her, but after all that explaining I really felt the need to rant and this post was the first post I saw. She HAS learned to avoid upgrades with ‘drive by’ installs and this is another example of one where she STILL needed to get my opinion before proceeding, “just in case.”

My rant was really more therapeutic to me than a recommendation on marketing to a little known (but VERY COOL ;-) online backup service. Too bad they charge a little too much….

]]> By: Boo Hoo http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-73362 Boo Hoo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:36:58 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-73362 Boo you and Hartz should grow a pair and teach your users to read before they install. let them sweat a little they WILL learn. Boo you and Hartz should grow a pair and teach your users to read before they install. let them sweat a little they WILL learn.

]]> By: Rick Hartz http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-73340 Rick Hartz Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:34:58 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-73340 Amen. It gets to be a real chore to have to do endless uninstalls for clients who inadvertently install this crap. Shoving a product down someone's throat just does not seem to me to be a good marketing method. Amen. It gets to be a real chore to have to do endless uninstalls for clients who inadvertently install this crap. Shoving a product down someone’s throat just does not seem to me to be a good marketing method.

]]> By: BOO http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/07/08/free-carbonite-trial-for-java-users/comment-page-1/#comment-73330 BOO Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:58:39 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=32287#comment-73330 I CAN'T STAND these freebies that Sun installs with Java upgrades. In fact, I am reluctant to allow ANY java update because my users complain about the Yahoo toolbar or whatever new thing that gets installed. Apple and Adobe use just as HORRIBLE ways of doing this as well. BOOOO! Please don't use this type of marketing to get new users. Yea, great idea for small software vendors, but it is a horrible idea for my users (I'm a small company IT admin). I CAN’T STAND these freebies that Sun installs with Java upgrades. In fact, I am reluctant to allow ANY java update because my users complain about the Yahoo toolbar or whatever new thing that gets installed. Apple and Adobe use just as HORRIBLE ways of doing this as well. BOOOO! Please don’t use this type of marketing to get new users. Yea, great idea for small software vendors, but it is a horrible idea for my users (I’m a small company IT admin).

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