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   #19. Posted at 04:35 PM on Apr 23rd 2008 Edit   Reply
sreams
That isn't the point. The point is... additional Apple software shouldn't come up checked at all.

If you have Apple Update configured to automatically notify you of updates for installed software, it used to only pop up when updates were available. With the Safari "update", it pops up all the time until you actually go ahead and install it... or disable the automatic notifications altogether. What a pain in the ass.
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   #2. Posted at 02:18 PM on Apr 21st 2008 Edit   Reply
tfp
now they need to unbundle quicktime and iTunes...
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#2, You can already get QT without iTunes and iTunes requires QT...  :  lithven  (#3)  «
#3, I think he's referring to the auto-updater which has rece...  :  MixedPower  (#8)  «
#8, yes the auto updater is annoying as well. Though the n...  :  tfp  (#14)  «
#8, With the last update, my work machine listed separate ...  :  derFunkenstein  (#18)  «
#2, They already do. It's just that they would prefer people dow...  :  Taddeusz  (#4)  «
#4, last time I looked I don't remember that being the case b...  :  tfp  (#5)  «
#2, and "mobile device support" and it's service :/. Also, the qu...  :  Saribro  (#15)  «
#2, Obligatory disparage quicktime/get QTAlternative.  :  elpresidente  (#16)  «

   #17. Posted at 09:33 PM on Apr 22nd 2008 Edit   Reply
Valhalla926
I haven't even installed Quicktime on my rig, how much am I missing out? (recent reinstall, haven't quite gotten back to normal). Would Mplayer work just as well, or is it's implementation of .MOV files cumbersome?
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   #10. Posted at 05:10 PM on Apr 21st 2008, Edited at 05:11 PM on Apr 21st 2008 Edit   Reply
crazybus
This was way overblown imho. To even find this I had to dig through Start Menu, find the Apple Software updater (which I never use), where it gives you the option of updating software along with installing Safari. I wouldn't call that "forced" at all.
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#10, I believe the vast majority of people who use iTunes or Quic...  :  Krazeee  (#12)  «
#10, If you have the Apple Update set to check automatically it w...  :  Taddeusz  (#13)  «

   #11. Posted at 05:49 PM on Apr 21st 2008 Edit   Reply
Hattig
It also happens the other way around - part of my job is light web development and so I had Safari, and I gained iTunes and Quicktime in the last update (before today's).
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   #6. Posted at 03:02 PM on Apr 21st 2008 Edit   Reply
Mithent
Thing is, they've made a concession by splitting it into a "New Software" section, but there's still a problem in that it's checked by default. Offering to install Safari is one thing, installing it unless you specifically opt out is quite another.
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#6, Ya that's still a small annoyance, but you can disable autom...  :  adisor19  (#9)  «

   #1. Posted at 02:10 PM on Apr 21st 2008 Edit   Reply
BoBzeBuilder
Good. I was convinced I wouldn't update my iTunes ever until they stopped this.
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#1, It's not like you were unable to update iTunes without insta...  :  SNM  (#7)  «
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