"I agree with the terms and conditions and wish to install"
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t installed as well as what you actually wanted!!
IIRC back in the '90s, Microsoft included some dodgy T&Cs in Hotmail that nobody read which was then found to be stupid so they were forced to remove it. Something about any info being discussed via email was theirs if they so wished to use it. Might have been Snopesed, mind. Assuming it isn't then, it's likely ok to not bother reading the T&Cs as you won't be signing over your house to Apple.
As mentioned earlier with the Microsoft instance, I am fairly sure there are laws preventing unacceptable/unreasonable terms and in conditions into the fine pint. If I remember correectly, I was told that the law recognises that reasonable (ie average) people do not read every little word. You should be safe to tick and click, which is what I do as well.
ShadownINja said:
IIRC back in the '90s, Microsoft included some dodgy T&Cs in Hotmail that nobody read which was then found to be stupid so they were forced to remove it. Something about any info being discussed via email was theirs if they so wished to use it. Might have been Snopesed, mind. Assuming it isn't then, it's likely ok to not bother reading the T&Cs as you won't be signing over your house to Apple.
Microsoft are not the only ones to try to sneak in an 'all your base are belong to us' clause into their T&Cs. A certain motoring website not a million miles from here once did something similar until its members tore it a new one... 
Edited by judas on Saturday 14th November 11:15
Nolar Dog said:
Jasandjules said:
Everyone just clicks without reading the T&Cs.
Speak for yourself.Not sure how many actually UNDERSTAND all the T&Cs though. A few legal types may do, that's about it.
Has anyone read through and thought "uh-oh", that's not a great T/C, I'll not install this
We, as the general public, just rely/hope on those legal types that do read and interpret the T&Cs to pipe up if there's something iffy going on.
Edited by Dracoro on Saturday 14th November 11:58
I guess companies like Yahoo and Google fork out lots of cash to have their toolbars installed on the back of some more popular companies. This money could run your whole company like it did for Mozilla, having the default homepage as Google in Firefox.
Do get a laugh when someone asks me to help with their computer and there's 1/2 dozen toolbars and their browser area is about 15cm tall!
Do get a laugh when someone asks me to help with their computer and there's 1/2 dozen toolbars and their browser area is about 15cm tall!
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