I recenly installed quicktime. It took me forever to find the version that didn't have itunes packaged in with it. They are pretty invasive. I probably should have went with quicktime alternative (I use real alternative and it works like a charm).
On 8/13/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just really hate QuickTime. > > I hit a site, it says "you need QuickTime"... I accidentally hit "Okay" to > the request. It downloads something then hits Apple's site to download > Quicktime. > > I say "no". > > You'd think that would be that, uh? No. > > The stub it downloaded first, although it can't do a damn thing, installs > itself into my "Run" key, DOESN'T give me an uninstall option (not in the > application itself, not in the add/remove programs, not in the start menu) > and displays a useless QuickTime logo in my tray. > > From this logo I can see 10 greyed out options (since I don't actually > QuickTime installed) and the option to go to Apple's website. To provide > me > with this invaluable service this little piece of shit needs upwards of > two > meg of RAM constantly. > > In the end I had to edit the registry to get rid of it. > > This is just nasty. > > When Gator and Hotbar do the same thing it's "Spyware" and "Malware" and > so > forth... but Apple does it and it's what? "Good UI"? > > Just venting. > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169249 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
