Pretty much- There are the odd webplaces that use quicktimeVR and quicktime audio- some old games use it (looking at you myst)
On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Gary Schiltz <[email protected]> wrote: > Most likely, nothing bad will happen if you uninstall it. Worst case, you > will go to some web page that uses Quicktime and your browser will tell you > to install Quicktime. In which case, you will say "guess that wasn't such > an important web site after all." :-) > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Nick Thompson <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Thanks, all. >> >> So what then does a civilian do? The chatter around Quick Time >> Alternative is not consistently enthusiastic. >> >> What is likely to happen if I simply uninstall QT from my system. I >> already have VLC media player loaded, but I am not entirely clear how to >> use it. >> >> Sorry to be asking such dumb questions, but there it is. >> >> Nick >> >> >> >> Nicholas S. Thompson >> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology >> Clark University >> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barry >> MacKichan >> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 3:40 PM >> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected] >> > >> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Windows users: Uninstall Apple's QuickTime now - The >> Washington Post >> >> 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 According to this article, Quicktime is so out of date and so 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 >> > >> > ============================================================ >> > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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