From time to time, I get the following pop-up about an online backup system which, as it happens, does not interest me. The options it gives me are "Remind me later" and "Activate Trial". There's no obvious "No Thanks" button. I guess there is a balance: an obvious No Thanks allows people to opt out first time, who might otherwise eventually have decided to give the system a try. But on the other hand, being driven down a path that suits the vendor and not me is nearly as irritating as those switcheroo buttons I blogged about in a WinZip nag screen.
Update 15 June 2011 -
Aha, I am now being offerred an exit - a "Do not remind me again" option is now appearing ....
My bank (Santander) does exactly this with some anti-virus rubbish it wants me to install.
The software is PC only and I run a Mac. Not only is it irritating that it won't take 'no' for an answer, but doubly so because I cant even run the useless software It pushes at me, and triply so because I can make my own decisions about which security products I choose to use.
Pah.
Posted by: Richard Padley | May 31, 2011 at 09:44 AM