On Mar 25, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Paul Hill wrote:
> I think Stephen is annoyed that Apple is silently bundling unwanted
> apps rather than the alerts themselves.
They aren't bundling anything; they have a single updater for all
their apps that are available on Windows. If there is one thing that
could be objectionable is that the option for installing a new item is
checked by default; however, calling that 'forcing' or 'bundling' is
just false.
> Apple do write *terrible* Windows applications (maybe deliberately?).
> Look at QuickTime for Windows - It's hideous! I'm sure the brushed
> steel look is wonderful on a Mac but this is Windows and it should
> look like a Windows app. iTunes is almost as bad.
Agreed, but this is a distraction to the original topic, which is if
asking to install something is 'forcing' it on you.
-- Ed Leafe
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