ROBACKJA  Yea, what crap. Silverlight through the back door!! LULZ. Just wait, its only a matter of time before Silverlight is *part* of the Flip4Mac install without option to deselect it.  
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MEEGO  As a matter of fact, Silverlight isn't that bad. It does not take over any other plugin, or puts your computer at risk, or invades privacy AFAIK.

Granted, it's another proprietary software suite that hurts interoperability on the Internet, but some sites already need it to run properly.

Also Telestream was bought years ago by Microsoft, for those who don't know.  
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GORDON142  Agreed. Very lame. There is no reason for it to be there. It is obviously not part of the core functionality of the package.  
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JCRAIG  What's sneaky is that there's absolutely no mention of it in the release notes. This is the type of behavior we'd expect from a malware vendor, not a reputable company.  
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GOZERONLINE  That's exactly it. I'm not complaining that this is spy or adware, but it IS deceptive. If I want to download Silverlight, I'll download and install it myself. This just wreaks of MS wanting to increase Silverlight's install base as they obviously can't compete with Adobe Flash legitimately.

So what's next MS? Are you going to change my default search provider to Bing?  
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APPSCOUT  [This is the type of behavior we'd expect from a malware vendor, not a reputable company.]

When did MS become a reputable company?  
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MKAY  +1. leaves a very bad taste.

If you get sponsored, say so.

I don't think anyone would mind as long as it's made clear.

Transparency is king.   
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FONGD  Not to defend the seemingly invisible installation of Silverlight, but the README when you launch the installer explicitly states that it will install Silverlight: "This installer also includes a browser plug-in for Microsoft® Silverlight™, which allows you to play Smooth Streaming video content. This is installed by default. To disable its installation, click the Customize button on the Installation Type pane and uncheck the Microsoft Silverlight Plug-in option."  
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ILGAZ  It is stated in last paragraph, a common tactic to sneak into EULAs. The next step is, hiding it under "unseen" "never scrolled to" text, ask me I have seen all in Windows!  
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