Simple really
A plague on both their houses.
I guess that this is aimed at CRM customers but actually that applies to all of us because the companies that we deal wil could well be using this crapfest and we just don't know.
The end result is even more spyware to detect and disable. The never ending story of the internet folks.
IMHO, they are so addicted to 'us' as a date element that like all drug addicted they don't know when to stop and probably can't.
I'm MS free these days but still use two Adobe products. (PS and LR)
I'll be actively looking for replacements now especially for Lightroom.
I am me. I am not a Number (6 or any other one).