I removed it about a month ago right after it updated itself and had the fucking GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe running in the background 24/7
Install Microsoft Network Monitor 3, then you see exactly how often the google toolbar calls home. All the MS haters would go nuts if it was MS that did this
The first company that designs and publish a
OS toolsuite instead of pre2000 Browser toolbars, will take crossplatform interaction to a new level.
Right now it looks like it will be MS with the "accelerate" function. But I want to see it work before I reccomend it
Check the Alexa dev forum. There are many ideas but very little action