Error on Flash Player download page

Question

Dear Adobe,
I have discovered an error on the download page for flash:
On the page you are given the option to download other totally unrelated software such as McAfee and Google Chrome. And even worse you have to actively remove the checkmark to avoid downloading this 3rd party software before you hit the download button. Truly, this can't be the intended behaviour of the download page, as people go there solely to download the flashplayer and the page is advertised as having this function only.
Otherwise, if this is the intended behaviour of the page, Adobe should be very much ashamed of themselves. The only people actually downloading the 3rd party software are people who is either
a) to much in a hurry to read the page and just hit the download button.
b) inexperienced users that might not even discover that this 3rd party software is being installed.
It is never good customer care to force things on the costumers are not interested in and/or exploiting customers ignorence. Since I would never expect such a behaviour from solid and reputable coorporation as Adobe I can only assume that it in fact _is_ an error on the download page for the Flash player.
I'm expecting you to correct this error as soon as possible.
regards,
5une

Answer 1

Dear 5une
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Looks pretty straight forward to me but just incase check for yes or check for no?
Best Regards
RTremblay