>admonished for being insidious spyware even today>absolutely light work compared to the shit operating systems and apps are up to todayWhy was Bonzi crucified while people give a free pass to modern spyware loaded into every industry app and program?
>Bonzi crucified white peoplenice revisionist history, zoomzoom
Bonzi existed in a early part of tech history when the norms were different. Now the overton window on digital liberty shifted so much that he is tame in comparison to today's software
>>108642062Because it displayed ads everywhere all the time and didn't do anything worth aside from theming jokes
actually. a lot of those weird desktop pals were liked by boomers and kids. its like the 200 toolbar browser deal. I don't think anyone actually hated bonzi buddy or clippy or spot ext. no one I knew at least. https://downloadavirus.neocities.org/
>>108642099okay you fucking literal imbecile
>>108642310Yes, that kind of shit existed back then. However, it wasn't normal to basically expect every single file on your computer to be sent to "the cloud" whether you wanted it or not
bonzibuddy hate was post-hoc, at the time we all loved this little purple ape, it was amazing to see something like that on your computer. everyone had it installed, kids, families
>>108642310>Leave checkmark "Yes I want to install this spyware search bar" checked is the same as companies secretly spying on you, even when doing all that you can do to not let themHow is the weather in Tel Aviv?
