> > I predict Apple will do something stupid to try and cripple Finder's > > behaviour instead of addressing the fundamental problem. If it's good > > enough for Microsoft, it's good enough for Apple. > > God, I hope I'm being too cynical. Please, Apple, prove me wrong.
> That is the silliest thing I have heard, when has what MS did ever been > good enough for Apple? Apple is sorta the antithesis of that. Fast User Switching instead of virtual consoles? The increasing integration of Safari into the OS with Webkit? Adding an extra check in the installer instead of not calling the installer from the browser? > As far as your thoughts on what Apple will do, they don't control > StuffIt, They define the trend. If they asked Aladdin to change Stuffit's begaviour they would. > StuffIt at all since its not theirs. They may change FTP in the Finder > but considering that its pretty benign as far as being useful right now > they have several areas to improve this included. The problem is it's not benign. It's a deep integration between trusted and untrusted resources. It's exactly the kind of design decision that lead to the current problem in the Microsoft world. > I have a feeling Apple will change the defaults for Safari and move on > with life, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. > or they will build in something akin to the AppleScript that > was available the day after the announcement to check to see if a file > is really an application. The latter is exactly the kind of patch that is attacking the symptom rather than attacking the problem. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
