【 Weak current College 】 PC World: the most offensive 11 applications

The PCWorld Magazine Online Edition recently on the Internet the most offensive 11 application, AOL Instant Messenger AIM, Apple iTunes, RealPlayer, and so have AdobeReader and on the list.

On the list of these applications are automatically installed, and generate icon on your desktop. There are a variety of constantly pop up not matter of animation, distracted. Some require the installation of the latest updates, and cannot be cancelled. After installation, restart again and again. Some patiently reminded to upgrade to the paid version.

In short, these applications let users feel disgusted. The PCWorld "points out that the ranking is primarily based on an informal survey of PC users, and in alphabetical order.

The following is the Internet's most offensive 11 applications:

AIM

For a version of the AIM, if a user accidentally move the mouse to AIM the top half of the Panel, the AIM will automatically play the video. Very few people side work looking video, which features some extra.

When you start the AIM, the software will automatically popup in the browser AIM news page. And then provide the user with some celebrity gossip and pictures, etc., designed to attract users stay for a period of time.

While the current version of the AIM always trying to look for opportunities to attract users. For example, in the upper-right corner of the screen shows the status of all your friends, such as login and exit, even "ate a sandwich" and "out of the garbage".

If users in your Office PC, home PC and mobile phone are installed on the AIM, then the software will keep reminding users in different locations of the login information, boring.

iTunes

ITunes interface is good but the software is too large, slow-start speed. ITunesStore, seemed bloated clumsy. While the real let users suffering is Apple on its media and equipment of the closed policy. Historically, iTunes music and video can only be played on the Apple device. In the video, Apple still stick has been knocked out of the digital rights management (DRM) mode.

AdobeReader

AdobeReader constantly remind the user to upgrade to get some new features. However, the user might never use these features. Also, the upgrade is not successful, recurrent failures.

RealPlayer

RealNetwork like users recommend paid version, so the company website is difficult to find the free version of the download. Take a long time and finally found a download link, click on the pop-up is full screen "SuperPass" introduction.

McAfee

McAfee always remind users to scan your hard disk, the screen also gives a second one second to countdown, irritability, until the automatic scan to start. McAfee also always require users to register or install the upgrade, but only to the "remind me later" button instead of "no longer remind me" option.

AdobeFlash plug-in

AdobeFlash may is by far the most extensive network tools that programmers are comfortable with. However, if you do not have as its browser to install the correct Flash plug-in, user page will appear on a large blank area.

Java plug-in

It seems every week to update twice. When users browse the Web, Update window pops up suddenly, prevent the user from the current operation. Aside, to upgrade some stupid plugin really make people feel angry. Moreover, also a waste of time.

ASK toolbar

Including Nero, many software are bundled ASK toolbar, users install such software, ASK toolbar will become part of the browser was installed on the user's computer. ASK toolbar, the user's browser default Home automatically changed to ask.com while the user's default search engine is also changed to ASK. In addition, the ASK toolbar is also completely remove is a very difficult thing.

MyWebSearch toolbar

MyWebSearch toolbar not only annoying, even frightening. It seriously affects the speed of your computer. Effort to remove it, but after the computer restarts, it will be part of the program.

QuickTime

Apple always want the user to upgrade QuickTime media player, sometimes even without the user's knowledge. There is also a user complain, Windows7 installed QuickTime, each time you run QuickTime are automatically added to the post automatically run list.

False social services

For example, Plaxo and Classmates, claim to be the social network service's Web site, they will not hesitate to send user-user information, that the false former friends through this Web site to contact them. Is the use of user curiosity, these websites attract click on rates.