On Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:30:03 -0800, ultred ragnusen wrote:

mechanic wrote:

But it's well known good coding practice to give the user the
choice.

Who says so?

Just think about what you just asked, and then think about reality.

Well I just asked a simple question which you seem unable to answer.

What percentage of programs do you install on Windows that do NOT ask you
where you want them to go?

1%?

Maybe 2%?

The other 99% or 98% adhere to good coding practices.

You're certainly welcome to insist that 98% to 99% of coders are using bad
practices but your attempt to do so would fly in the face of logic.

Well as I see it best practice would be to follow the Windows
security model which involves installing programs in 'C:\Program
Files' or ...'\Program Files (X86)' according to the 'bittiness' of
the program. Allowing installers to ignore this and put them where
they want is asking for trouble.