Google itself pays to have Chrome installed as bundleware. I for got which, but it comes with either Adobe Reader, Flash or Java in some geographical locations.
Google penalizes sites for SEO negligence, but CNET is a prominent result? If these sites were deindexed, this problem would be substantially improved.
The law allows people to install whatever they want on their own computers. Note that even the nasty browser hijacks notified the user of their existence and provided an opt-out checkbox.
This is bad for non-savvy users, because they can get fooled into installing stuff they don't want.
But on balance I think it is good. It's extremely difficult to create legal limits on personal behavior that affect only bad activity. There are always unintended consequences, and occasionally it becomes a wedge for political control of personal decisions.
Imagine if the federal government had the power to make it illegal for you to install certain software on your own machine. And then some companies convinced the regulators that BitTorrent and Tor should be on the "not allowed" list because they can be used for piracy and crime.
