Chris. I'm happy to repeat myself here, as that only answers the first of those quesitons, which is that Adobe foists this rubbish on its users because gets a kickback for every instance of the parasiteware that is installed.
You also make the obvious oint that one can take specific action to avoid the malware.
What your reply does not say is:
Why is its installation enabled by default?
Why is the software so awful that it has to be distributed in this way, rather than it being simply offered as a truly optional opt-IN addtion or, even better, simply offered separately on its OWN merit
Thank you for helping me broaden my horizons
