[emodendroket]

> however, if the user then is repeatedly infected with malware, chances are it will not take long for a general understanding that downloadable video players are garbage-piled-up-on-grandpa's-computer bad (in the same way that IE toolbar plugins or warez websites' "special download managers" were) to take root

This is clearly written from the perspective of somebody who never did help desk work or helped family or friends with computer problems.

[4bpp]

Your point being... that I underestimate how people will keep downloading them anyway? I haven't done help desk work, but have been asked to do plenty of the latter; over the years, at least in my vicinity, skepticism about downloadable plugins had certainly developed to a level where I would only ever see the "half of the window is toolbars" IE screenshots in 4chan /g/ snark threads anymore.

[emodendroket]

Yeah, that was my point... unless things have like drastically changed in the last few years I think you're overestimating the level of user education.