Wouldn’t that be anti-trust if you have to install Bing bar and to accept license term just to install the service pack? Didn’t Microsoft get hit for Internet Explorer as anti-trust at one time?
sadly no, because they have integrated it into windows to help you find things, and it’s not asus’s fault they have to do it to be able to license out microsoft os’s, besides which even if they get sued what is a few hundred million to a company that makes BILLIONS in profit every year, it’s like throwing a hand full of pennies at a bum while driving by in a bentley while wearing an armani suit sewn together with gold.
The Microsoft Office OEM pre-installation kit license agreement requires that Bing Bar also be pre-loaded. (So any PC pre-loaded with Office must have it)
Wouldn’t that be anti-trust if you have to install Bing bar and to accept license term just to install the service pack? Didn’t Microsoft get hit for Internet Explorer as anti-trust at one time?
You can’t move forward until you tick the box 🙂
sadly no, because they have integrated it into windows to help you find things, and it’s not asus’s fault they have to do it to be able to license out microsoft os’s, besides which even if they get sued what is a few hundred million to a company that makes BILLIONS in profit every year, it’s like throwing a hand full of pennies at a bum while driving by in a bentley while wearing an armani suit sewn together with gold.
I just installed an ASUS Z77 Sabertooth along with this software. Fear not, the Bing bar is completely optional and I happily did not install it.
Uh just an idea, don’t use windows. You guys are hilarious…
Yeah. Just use Macs to play your games. Wait…
With Steams foray into the Linux platform you will soon have another option… Hopefully the game developers take notice and start porting games over.
give steam all your money so they can monopolize game sales… good idea… you could work for me some day!
It can be removed. Also, don’t use IE!!! Simple as that.
The Microsoft Office OEM pre-installation kit license agreement requires that Bing Bar also be pre-loaded. (So any PC pre-loaded with Office must have it)
Just uninstall it when it loads… whiners.