Apple's Dirty Little Trick

I'm surprised that Apple has stooped to this level. Recently I went to install a copy of QuickTime for Windows. As I progressed through the download pages, I see that along side the Windows 2000 checkbox, it mentions "includes iTunes". Hmm, well, I don't really want iTunes, but whatever. I continue on, and as it prompts me for a location to save the file, I notice that the file name is "iTunesSetup.exe". Hmm. That's kind of weird. So then, after the download, I fire up the installer, and what do I get? Yep, you guessed it, an iTunes install, which includes QuickTime, of course. What the FRICK! I expect this sort of thing from vendors like AOL, DELL, and your smaller mom-and-pops. But from highly image conscious Apple. No. No! This is unacceptible. Just because you have one de-facto standard application, this does not mean you can glom on anything else you want to force down our throats. Gah!

(2005-01-12 16:38:49.0) Comments [3] // Permalink