TLDR: string parsing is hard and most of us are vulnerable to assumptions and/or never get around to do those fuzzy tests properly when checking that input is handled correctly.
Wow! I just spent xx minutes down memory lane - impressive loading speeds and ease of use. Awesome tool for studying level design from some of the greatest.
"Microsoft made their fortune by being ethically bankrupt and breaking the law". Much like most of todays rich countries including US, EU, Russia and China.
I've never had adware/toolbars or such installed by chocolatey, can't speak for others though. I use when I want a quick way of getting for example the JRE without crap installed.