I though this has already been mentioned - Ask are certainly pushing very hard as there are several small applications/utilities/tool that come with the Ask toolbar, fortunately most gove the option not to install it (I hate toolbar clutter).
Hi DavidR,
As everybody has to make a living, these things happen. As I am also not all too happy with the occasional toolbar I will choose not to install it,
polonus
I agree and so did Tom Krazit back in 2006
Forget browser wars, prepare for toolbar warsBy Tom Krazit
Posted on ZDNet News: Feb 7, 2006 8:58:00 PMFighting for icon space on the desktop is so 2001. The new frontier on a virgin PC is the browser, and Internet companies like Google are jostling for space on the browsers of new PCs.
These preloaded toolbars also give PC companies a way to supplement their revenue without any additional cost, said Stephen Baker, director of industry analysis with NPD Techworld. “Even two bucks is important to them,” he said, noting the notoriously low margins of the PC industry.http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-146693.html
Donna of Calendar of Updates does not like Ask toolbar loaded software:
http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/topic23113
Proposed Parthership with Ask.com
http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/214/1
Uninstall ClamWin from all computers and never visit clamwin.com again 8)