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Jay 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 28 October 2005 08:23
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Damn I hate Apple
> 
> I just needed to see one Quicktime movie.
> 
> To download it I have to give me email address.  Three 
> separate mailing lists are pre-checked at this point.
> 
> But, joy, I've got to download all of iTunes and all of 
> Quicktime!  It's a mere 32 meg installer.  There's no way 
> anymore (at least that I could see) to install just the 
> Quicktime browser plug-in.
> 
> Then I tell it NOT to create desktop shortcuts or take over 
> extensions or anything else - but it still creates multiple 
> quick launch shortcuts and adds several start-up registry keys. 
> 
> Without asking in installs a QuickTime launcher to the system tray.
> 
> Then, when it's all done, it closes my browser (and all the 
> other open windows I had).
> 
> I've now got three new folders in Program Files: "iPod" (I 
> don't own an iPod), "iTunes" (I don't like iTunes) and 
> "QuickTime".  All these folders together run just shy of 100 meg.
> 
> I look and, lo and behold while there was no option to only 
> install Quicktime there's separate options to uninstall 
> iTunes and Quicktime.
> (although the start menu folder for Quicktime features an "uninstall"
> shortcut the iTunes folder does not.)
> 
> Just to play one freakin;' little video online.
> 
> Sorry guys - I know, each to his own.  But I just wanted to vent.
> 
> Jim Davis
> 
> 
> 
> 

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