Hi –
Maxthon Karl here. I’m point person for Maxthon outside of China. I would hardly call it crapware, but that is not for me to determine or define.
Sorry if the partnership with Kingsoft’s PC Doctor offended you all. We implemented what we thought was a pretty standard co-bundling relationship. Just so you know, (not that it matters) we only do these in very limited situations. The defining requirement is this: “does the software being offered add significant value to the user?”
In the case of Kingsoft’s PC Doctor, we tested its claims and decided that, yeah, it is a pretty good thing to offer users. (Despite the obvious and sometimes comical errors in English localization.)
Anyway, not a big deal to uninstall if you don’t like it.
Thanks for your interest, negative or otherwise. :)
-Karl
GM, Maxthon International