naughty MS!

I will get round to writing some linux stuff soon!

but I have just been reading about MS installing an addon to firefox without any consent from user. I know MS think they own the web and all access to it, but I wonder how they would react if joe bloggs suddenly introduced extra bits into explorer (let alone without telling them about it!) (yes, I know, who would want to slow it down even more!)

MS should concentrate on making their own stuff more accessible/useable/nice/friendly/faster(!?) (perm any from all) and let everyone else get on with doing a proper job of things.

p.s why does ubuntu (for example) install from 700 Mb ish with all necessary to do some tasks, and Win7 (for example) take 2Gb+ to install an OS and a browser?

regards Nigel (slight smile)