That would be because spyware generally doesn't offer you a EULA :P
You'll note that they said "considered spyware", not "is spyware", it's a key difference.

Very few people actually check the fineprint of the EULA, and that's where the controversy started. Remember (for context) this was all said in response to somebody calling Origin a lesser evil to Steam.

First - i did say - is not a spyware in full meaning of that word

Second - calling Origin a spaywer is a form of condemn the practices and suspicious solutions used by EA
I did say - "use brain or google and read why origin is called by many people a spyware"

Thirdly, - Origin has a lot of similarities with spyware behavior (like many other programs... )
point of view depends on the point of the seat

And what is more fun is your statement "Opinion = very valid."
First thing you did i call my opinion "retarded statement" and you keep offend me and my opinion in every answer you give
Example:
" Very stupid. Brain. Dead."
"stupid and must be bashed to no end"

You give no argument why Origin is not a spyware, you just assume that you're right.

US spying on Europa ? Stupidity .

End of story.

Except that spyware is something that discreetly collects information without your express consent. When asking for your consent for unrestricted access to your data, especially when no effort is made to convey exactly what data is being shared (nor to confirm before sending), it is a bad practice to bury the only warning of this within the EULA, and not bring it to the forefront for proper consideration. Even though the client now offers you the ability to opt out of certain data collection, because you agreed to the EULA they can shrug off your opt-out given the permission you already bestowed upon them.

It's the same with Paypal's sign-up agreement, burying the clause that they can freeze your account without giving you a reason for up to two years without returning any money you have within it (along with granting them non-specific access to any attached credit cards). Again, not bringing this to the forefront is terrible practice and is indicative of abuse waiting to happen. Not sure if they finally changed that garbage though. I hope so :P

Whether collecting information from you without any prior contact, or by attempting to get your consent to harvest your information by burying important matters within walls of standard EULA text, the behaviour is at least indicative of data-mining. Hence why people consider it, often tongue-in-cheek, to be a form of spyware.

It isn't really 'retarded' when the controversy was actually a thing, and there are still plenty of people who don't know about the (still present) EULA thing. If you really want to go there, you could argue that if an adware toolbar actually announces itself during an installer and you forget to mark it as 'do not install', it isn't really adware because you 'chose' to install it, therefore what happens after the point isn't explicitly unsolicited. Do you see what I'm getting at?

At any rate, uhm.... emotion can't be conveyed well over text on t3h internet, I guess. Not to mention your post (that wasn't serious) didn't contain any emoticon, at all, making it hard for me to understand. Especially for paragraph 2 and 3.

So yeah, I misunderstood if your intention was NOT serious with that post.

You don't need to be serious to make a strawman in an effort to ridicule someone's stance :P

I just decided to address why your attitude / approach was hollow.
If that doesn't do it for you and you only speak clown, next time I'll just strawman back at you with stuff like "haha oh god who cares if a stranger comes into my house and watches me take a dump, it's not like I have anything to hide, lol! Only drug mules don't want people watching them drop a deuce!" :P

I hope you do know i'm being sarcastic

"Those that prefer safety over freedom, deserve neither"