And the damned pdf reader keeps wanting to update to version 9, even if I update it. And then there's the emails offering enrollment in Adobe seminars/classes at $1,500+ a crack. What a bunch of asses... Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:34 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > ---- Mark Roberts <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
