BetaNews reports that Google has bundled the popular WinZip utility with its toolbar for Internet Explorer and its Desktop Search utility. DVD software maker Intervideo and Real Networks have also bundled Google's tools.
"In a marketing tactic used primarily by spyware and adware companies, Google has begun bundling its Google Toolbar and Desktop Search software with the popular WinZip archive utility. The move comes as Google begins to expand its bundling effort with a number of leading software applications.
WinZip quietly updated its download executable last week, which now weighs in at close to 4MB with the added Google tools. Users are given the opportunity to opt out of installing the Google software on the first WinZip setup screen; by default the tools are installed."
1. that sounds kind of evil to me...
Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Kevin