I can’t claim any insider knowledge right now, but everyone knows that Microsoft is buying Skype. Perhaps not at all costs, but perhaps not smelling like roses either. And EasyBits is not necessarily the most adept at informing users about what it’s doing … after all, their goal is to get installed. As such, it’s not something that people are intentionally downloading and installing. The problem is that it comes almost as a sort of payload with Skype … the Skype Extras manager. EasyBits and Skype have a long relationship and a long history, and an agreement on providing the game channel for Skype. It’s real, it’s not dangerous, and it’s well-intentioned. It’s one of the first “app store” models online. Here’s the deal, as far as I can see:ĮasyBits has been making their game channel for years. But I can make some educated guesses about what’s going on. I left EasyBits about a year ago to pursue more interesting options in SOLOMO (social, local, mobile solution). Not what you want to wake up to in the morning, if you’re EasyBits. EasyBits GO, Skype, and The Crapware Problem.
Some Skype users not happy with newly discovered program.Skype taken to task by angry users over claimed crapware payload.Skype installs EasyBits Go CrapWare on your systems without users’ prior knowledge.In my regular morning scan of Techmeme, I noticed that my former company, EasyBits Software, is in some hot water.
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