---- Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > > >News flash: Besides the other installation nightmares, I just > >discovered that the CS4 suite installed itself on my C: drive even > >though the installation/setup process asked me where to install and I > >specified the D: drive. Now I have several gigabytes of application > >files clogging up a drive which until now had been reserved strictly > >for the operating system. > > > >If I ever meet a programmer from Adobe it'll take all my willpower to > >resist immediately punching him in the face. What assholes. > > But wait, there's more! > > The installation process also asked what language I'd be using. And > then proceeded to install legal statements and licensing agreements in > 35 - count 'em, 35! - languages... for *each* application in the > suite. A quick glance shows that all the English licence agreements > for the various applications are *identical*, so one assumes that the > various Polish licensing agreements are also identical, as are the > Chinese, French, Korean, etc. etc. > > I'm really glad I make regular Norton Ghost image backups of my C: and > D: drives.
So it's not really suprising that Adobe's pdf reader (yes, that's _all_ it does) application takes up one quarter of a gigabyte. Double damn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
