Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , ASSHOLES in the entire universe

2012-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
I am also annoyed by the recent trend of a bunch of different programs trying to sneak in McAffee AV. However, to be fair, while I am not using many Apple products, what I've used so far was not completely soft and cuddly. I don't remember how it was most recently, but previously, QuickTime

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , , ASSHOLES in the entire universe

2012-09-08 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, although it was a download that set me off, I was comparing business models rather than specific downloads. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

2012-09-07 Thread Rick Womer
Two words: Firefox NoScript   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:18 PM Subject: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

2012-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Anthony Farr On 7 September 2012 12:18, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Another popup Java update, and another attempt to hijack my browser shove McAfee down my throat. Every damn week. If I wanted McAfee, I'd already have it installed! It's just the universe balancing

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

2012-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
May I also add Adobe to the list. They constantly want me to update, Like every day! Regards, Bob S On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:17 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Anthony Farr On 7 September 2012 12:18, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Another popup Java update,

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , ASSHOLES in the entire universe

2012-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan May I also add Adobe to the list. They constantly want me to update, Like every day! Regards, Bob S When I update Adobe, they don't try to slip in a new browser or try to hijack my anti-virus program. Adobe updates may be a PITA, but so far, they're an honest PITA. --

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , ASSHOLES in the entire universe

2012-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Apple updates don't come with unsolicited attachments, They're certainly not a PITA. In fact, they're optional. So I guess we're down to Oracle. Paul On Sep 7, 2012, at 6:15 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan May I also add Adobe to the list. They constantly

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , ASSHOLES in the entire universe

2012-09-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Apple updates don't come with unsolicited attachments, They're certainly not a PITA. In fact, they're optional. So I guess we're down to Oracle. Apple used to have Safari checked by default in updates to iTunes on

Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

2012-09-06 Thread John Sessoms
Another popup Java update, and another attempt to hijack my browser shove McAfee down my throat. Every damn week. If I wanted McAfee, I'd already have it installed! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.

2012-09-06 Thread Anthony Farr
On 7 September 2012 12:18, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Another popup Java update, and another attempt to hijack my browser shove McAfee down my throat. Every damn week. If I wanted McAfee, I'd already have it installed! It's just the universe balancing itself for all the times