Why Do Programs Try to Trick Us into Not Installing Them
4 January 2008Over the Years, I have developed a pet peeve when installing a program. Why is it that I cannot just hit enter several times to get the installation done and over with? Do they not want me to install their program? I’m sure they do, but this behavior isn’t very convincing.
As a Computer Repair Specialist (quit snickering), I have installed lots of programs. I have installed windows on approximately 1,500 computers. On each computer I like to install several useful programs: open office, Firefox, Thunderbird, Foxit, Spybot, etc.
I have the installation procedure down to a relative science, except that I have to constantly grab the mouse to accept the same stupid license agreement for the thousandth time. What are they expecting? Either I’m going to accept the agreement or I wouldn’t have bothered to install the program in the first damn place.
How often do people refuse to install a program just because of what they read in the license agreement? Let’s get real, only lawyers anal retentive people read license agreements. There tends to be a lot of overlap between the two.
I’m betting that none of the companies even know why they do it. They just do it because everyone else is doing it. After all, if that logic is good enough for a twelve year old, it’s good enough for any self-respecting corporation.
So what’s the point of this rant? Nothing really. I would just like to see programs get a little less naggy and easier to install. But I’m not going to get my hopes up.
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