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If this software turned up at your door, you'd call the police. RealPlayer commits just about every sin in the book, sprinkling itself across your desktop and offering 'Free games!'. It installs a 'Message Center' that tells you about microcelebrities. There is more advertising embedded in the application than used to be on the front page of The Times. And you just wanted to stream The Archers.

At least Europe's been spared Real's Rhapsody music shop. When we looked at a beta before a subsequently abandoned UK launch, we were given software to install. 'Disable your firewall', it commanded. 'Drop dead', we replied.

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RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)
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LMAO  6feet_ | 05/22/08
Me too; still laughing  bluejay3132@... | 05/23/08
and more  byter_z | 05/23/08
You forgot  mickire@... | 05/23/08
Why pick on Firefox?  riredale | 05/24/08
You're right except  MythicalMe | 05/24/08
Alternative to Startup Control Panel  Drakaran | 05/27/08
How about a link?  bart001fr | 05/28/08
here you go...  Meddler | 05/28/08
Thanks...  sqr(cos(180)) | 06/16/08
And ZDnet  Techref6060 | 05/27/08
...and ZDNET  gsteck | 05/27/08
What ads?  kamahl928 | 05/28/08
What he said ^  blaacksheep | 05/29/08
I don't know guys....  bentedgz | 12/30/08
Mozilla Firefox  getrealnow | 05/27/08
Still, Firefox does it better...  bart001fr | 05/28/08
yup  shoechew | 05/27/08
Most annoying?  Norcross | 05/22/08
EXACTLY. But the blog misleads you by not saying  xuniL_z | 05/25/08
Oh, and the Java screen shot leave out how  xuniL_z | 05/25/08
Java Updates  Generalist | 05/28/08
Turn off updates to allow scripts to run?  TG2 | 05/28/08
...and how many installs of java do YOU need?  TG2 | 05/28/08
agree about outlook  jimk_z | 05/26/08
Outlook's good for enterprise  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/27/08
TEN products... ONE of them is from Micrsoft...  bmerc | 05/28/08
Agree completely.....  shawkins | 05/22/08
Norton is hard to even believe these days.  Cayble | 05/24/08
For years now...  JohnMcGrew@... | 05/27/08
100% agreed  Crestview | 05/27/08
flash player  warpuck@... | 05/27/08
Nvidia drivers now with ads and shortcuts!  premier69 | 06/17/08
Auto load apps are the worst  Rude Union | 05/22/08
Excellent suggestion  balaknair | 05/23/08
Dread MS' patch Tuesdays?  Cayble | 05/24/08
yeah,  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/25/08
Patch Tuesday....  martian@... | 05/26/08
Patch Tuesdays?  bart001fr | 05/28/08
You want it, you got it.  xuniL_z | 05/25/08
Windows Update  pj_mouse | 05/27/08
Speaking of Updates; My annoyance is  Dumber_z | 05/23/08
Agreed, they need to be more like Linux package management.  CobraA1 | 05/23/08
Ah! Thank Dog!  done@... | 05/27/08
If steam gave you more choice...  kamahl928 | 05/28/08
CNet used to have something like this  MythicalMe | 05/24/08
Loved it  inomyabcs | 07/07/08
Central Updates  pj_mouse | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  ImaGremlin | 05/22/08
Same place, different route  Sagax- | 05/23/08
I hope you never need the JRE  bluescreen_z | 05/23/08
High Freakin Five Man..  supercharlie | 05/23/08
Windows and Updaters  b.bob | 05/23/08
They do... almost  CreepinJesus | 05/23/08
Not so much  b.bob | 05/23/08
Microsoft Update  Ecthelion | 05/23/08
Windows Update does not...  b.bob | 05/23/08
Once upon a time...  James T. Kirk | 05/23/08
Secunia  BBBrown | 05/23/08
That's better.  b.bob | 05/23/08
Why MS can't do it . ..  weedtort | 05/23/08
If you were a software developer...  masonwheeler | 05/27/08
Sweet.  James T. Kirk | 05/23/08
"Tracker"  Dumber_z | 05/23/08
The reason is because they are small  xuniL_z | 05/25/08
You have definitely nailed it!  TranMan | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  bcswartz | 05/23/08
Default: Do what's right for the customer!  SteveMak | 05/23/08
and who's version of "whats right?"  TG2 | 05/28/08
MS Update is the Worst!  nhoward | 05/23/08
I disagree(just a tiny bit)  balaknair | 05/23/08
your arguement is stupid.. you missed the real reason  TG2 | 05/28/08
Try Autopatcher  Tarry2 | 06/14/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  emmeto@... | 05/23/08
APPLE PEOPLE - GRRRRR  robert_d_heinz@... | 05/23/08
Welcome  James T. Kirk | 05/23/08
yeah, stop being so high and mighty  posternb@... | 05/23/08
Not the interface.  fde101 | 05/23/08
Good points  balaknair | 05/23/08
os superiority  byter_z | 05/23/08
To high and mighty  Dumber_z | 05/23/08
You miss the point  spookyone1 | 05/24/08
wow! I'm elite!  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/25/08
Not the point  jlbrown23@... | 05/23/08
Yes, that is the point.  ye | 05/24/08
The most annoying thing about the Mac are its users.  ye | 05/24/08
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.....thud.  ThereThere | 05/24/08
LMAO!!!  tybren1@... | 05/25/08
Apple has 'em too  Ed Lin | 05/27/08
uTIPu program  brainbender@... | 06/17/08
On the subject of auto updaters...  rmsteele | 05/23/08
Like Firefox does? (nt)  balaknair | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  ranjcar@... | 05/23/08
RE: Outlook  wdsnead@... | 05/23/08
You mean top 10 on Windows.  Vadim P. | 05/23/08
Yep, I agree (nt)  balaknair | 05/23/08
I too, agree, and..  mrdt | 05/25/08
Oh, BS.  Rick S._z | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  warpspasm@... | 05/23/08
How can we make sure the right people see this?  bob@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Lila M | 05/23/08
Google Toolbar  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Not to mention all browsers already have a search box  CobraA1 | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  caryyy | 05/23/08
re: block Google Toolbar installation  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Hmm, Outlook and Norton 360 Are Actually Good  TheGooch1 | 05/23/08
Norton is not bad, but....  dragonmago@... | 05/23/08
Message has been deleted.  i8thecat | 05/23/08
Outlook and Norton *360*  DIGITAL GYPSY | 05/24/08
Ever used Norton Internet Security? (NT)  kamahl928 | 05/28/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jmapl@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Anon_e_mouse | 05/23/08
Adobe Annoying  billfike | 05/23/08
Windows Update on Vista  CreepinJesus | 05/23/08
Windows Update on Vista  minustar@... | 05/23/08
Totally agreed.  CobraA1 | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  cne@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  smoothsoft@... | 05/23/08
RE: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  simplifried | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jboutot@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  rikijamie | 05/23/08
Adobe Reader - freeware replacement  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Thanks for the info on the alternte PDF reader...  Peopleunit | 05/23/08
Whoa! Couldn't Live Without Yahoo Toolbar!  vankuvr@... | 05/23/08
iTunes and Outlook - GRRR  fcaprilli@... | 05/23/08
Quicktime makes me wanna kill  posternb@... | 05/23/08
You have my deepest sympathy  balaknair | 05/23/08
About 40 million people  frgough | 05/23/08
...and another 40 million do agree.  jro211@... | 05/23/08
re: About 40 million people  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Count me as one  bart001fr | 06/02/08
I do like iTunes...  Ginevra | 06/16/08
So True! I hope the offenders read this.  jdennis@... | 05/23/08
If you think installing norton was bad...  vankuvr@... | 05/23/08
manage Autostart  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Not often I totally agree with you but..  greetz@... | 05/23/08
Javascript  kidtree | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  meetyoulater@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jhussher@... | 05/23/08
And you would rather . .. .  weedtort | 05/23/08
Bravo! you got it PERFECT!!!  Ken.Levi@... | 05/23/08
RE: Anoying software  rcrumb@... | 05/23/08
HP  edomejn | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  tomholmes@... | 05/23/08
You're right, we are smarter...  posternb@... | 05/23/08
Does Flash really belong in this list?  posternb@... | 05/23/08
partial agreement  merc2dogs` | 05/23/08
I agree  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Flash updates...  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
One more tool  0ld_phaart | 05/23/08
Agree and disagree.  CobraA1 | 05/23/08
No. Flash is good.  jimk_z | 05/26/08
Flash  kwilco | 06/16/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jbirotte | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  ikhmelin@... | 05/23/08
How are these particularly On The Internet annoyances?  wyrwolf | 05/23/08
You forgot Vista...  mikifinaz1@... | 05/23/08
that's so annoying  rebelxhardcore | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  tynp@... | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Wm.Franklin | 05/23/08
Adobe Reader  ernestm@... | 05/23/08
RE: .....AMEN!!!.....  BigThunder1 | 05/23/08
Let's spread the news  debesh | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  DannyO_0x98 | 05/23/08
Excellent!!!  Teoyaomiqui | 05/23/08
one more Java tweak...  johnnyzero | 05/23/08
Why can't we read comments all in a line?  davetracer@... | 05/23/08
wrong view  nipsey russell | 05/23/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  mb96001@... | 05/23/08
My opinions.  CobraA1 | 05/23/08
Great Talkback  nikacat | 05/23/08
This is way too funny...  fakejake3 | 05/23/08
And WMP?!  stephaneowen | 05/24/08
RE: WMP (and other multimedia alternatives)  johnnyzero | 05/24/08
WMP alternative programs  martian@... | 05/26/08
So get these instead, and they're all free!  bart001fr | 06/02/08
The start of many lists...  horus9339@... | 05/24/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Richard B | 05/24/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jaguarjk@... | 05/24/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  dwightr@... | 05/24/08
Outlook  night-hunter | 05/24/08
Not Really  hforman@... | 05/24/08
REBOOTING: after installation/updates  night-hunter | 05/24/08
Realplayer does NOT do any of what they said  Lerianis | 05/24/08
Oh, they finally realised their mistake?  kamahl928 | 05/28/08
Norton Antivirus is not space hogging  Lerianis | 05/24/08
Are you serious????  Anon_e_mouse | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Lerianis | 05/24/08
no goole toolbar?  pupkin_z | 05/25/08
RE: No Google toolbar - Don't agree.  hanzl64@... | 12/30/08
You forgot the zdnet pop up  dragon@... | 05/25/08
Programming languages are like sewage plants  ZDNET_guest666 | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  peterh@... | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  mahlon | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  RickyChou | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  coveycraig@... | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  salgud | 05/25/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  kalsta | 05/26/08
client side java and other crap  jimk_z | 05/26/08
The big G is not in the list happy  aztecsoft | 05/26/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  GuardianBob | 05/26/08
Adobe Reader vs Creative Suite  tracychess@... | 05/27/08
How about Kaspersky Antivirus?  elooder@... | 05/27/08
re: How about Kaspersky Antivirus?  johnnyzero | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  jodoj@... | 05/27/08
In fairness to Adobe Reader  daftkey | 05/27/08
Adobe Reader  Shift4SMS | 05/27/08
Would be funny if it wasn't SO true..  done@... | 05/27/08
Damn, that's a good list!  heres_johnny | 05/27/08
Oh, the irony...  Bugbyte | 05/27/08
CLASSMATES DOT COM!!!!  007baf | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  GrenzeWolf | 05/27/08
RE: (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  daboogiemansass@... | 05/27/08
Webmail better than Outlook?  jason.baron@... | 05/27/08
I believe they're focusing on home users (nt)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/27/08
Flash and Acrobat? WTF?  webm0nster | 05/27/08
Agree, but with one addition  jlhollin | 05/27/08
Flash is more friend then foe  3dtodd | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  warpuck@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  johnnyzero | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  iamhokester@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  iamhokester@... | 05/27/08
Norton AV: LOL - Check the ZDNet review  marcpantani1@... | 05/27/08
Excellent article  baljeetd | 05/27/08
No McAfee??  cdebot | 05/27/08
Could be many annoying programs  troubled241 | 05/27/08
TERRIFIC LIST!!!!!!!!!!  chaz15 | 05/27/08
Write your own solutions.  dwebb5@... | 05/27/08
You get irritated just like I do!  Kasey156 | 05/28/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  robert.sutton2@... | 05/28/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  bemtex | 05/31/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Don544 | 06/01/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  Don544 | 06/01/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  janfebmar@... | 06/06/08
Adobe Sux- You must first download the app that does the actual downloading  altema | 06/09/08
RE: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  hiddenlink | 06/12/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  newenglin@... | 06/14/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  A.Lizard | 06/15/08
Eudora  Flying Pig | 12/26/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  anjost@... | 06/16/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  inomyabcs | 07/07/08
This is awesome!!  danodemano | 08/22/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  twaynesdomain | 09/02/08
Dont agree with Outlook/Exchange named here  hanzl64@... | 12/30/08
Add "Free" to the list!  ty_pippen@... | 12/30/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)  boris_todeath@... | 01/12/09

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