While I use and enjoy iTunes, I too am annoyed at all the pre-checked
software add-ons that come with the updates. Now they are pushing Safari
downloads even though I don't have, use or want Safari (wasn't Safari
part of the Apple Hack?). For every update, I have to go through and
un-check what I don't want.
While pre-checked add-ons are obviously becoming a trend with more and
more company's software downloads/updates, I thought Apple would show a
bit more class than to jump on the band-wagon.
Richard P.
The last version of itunes I installed (last summer I think) was
malware. It took over lots more than it should have without asking me.
Perhaps they've fixed that by now.
But now it's nagware. Every week or so I get a desktop popup reminding
me to update Quicktime with itunes, and that box is checked by
default. Less attentive users would install itunes unintentionally. I
don't want to disable the reminder because I *want* to keep Quicktime
(without itunes!) updated.
There's no reason to force shoppers to use proprietary intrusive
software, even if it is free.
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