In this case, the article is correct. A security problem with QuickTime
on Windows has been discovered. Generally when this happens a developer
will issue a patch or a new version, but in this case Apple announced
they won’t fix it.
--Barry
On 16 Apr 2016, at 14:09, Nick Thompson wrote:
Dear Wise People,
According to this article, Quicktime is so out of date and so
unsupported as
to be a major security hazard.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/04/15/windows-users-u
ninstall-apples-quicktime-now/?tid=pm\_business\_pop\_b
This article reminds me of an hysterical email I once received [and
fell
for] which commanded me to delete a certain file from my computer,
only to
discover that it was pretty much essential to the operation of the
computer.
The version of Quicktime I have on my computer was installed only two
months
ago? Does Apple software really have such a short shelf life?
Why bother to write malware, when you can just write blog post telling
idiots like me to drive a spike through their computers, AND we will
do it!
What are we "citizens" to think?
Nick
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