Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Mike Barnes Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,alt.windows7.general Subject: Re: Apple will no longer fix Quicktime security bugs (only solution is to uninstall) Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:43:29 +0100 Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net nh77sv1K80pYTzvQa7ZIoAI/6oOx+Foj2TnkaTQ/J3LxnpTPCw Cancel-Lock: sha1:Thww0TjOnh78v57ZzkDvDWBDL+A= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.7.2 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:35247 Alan Browne wrote: > On 2016-04-16 20:52, Joe Clock wrote: >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:50:58 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: >> >>> The Register is more about attention sucking headlines and shit >>> disturbing than reporting unbiased facts. >> >> That might be true, but even the US GOvernemnt is telling >> Windows users to uninstall Quicktime. > > Fine. Be done with it and move on. It's not like Windows users don't > have other media playing options is it? Thanks, everyone, for this thread. It's prompted me to think things through and I've realised that I've reduced my iTunes usage over the years so that I never connect my iPhone or iPads to it any more. The only thing I use it for is syncing my iPod music, but I start it up with gritted teeth and a sense of foreboding. And there's the answer. I've just placed an order at Amazon for a Sony Walkman. As soon as I've got my music loaded, a 64GB iPod Touch in first-rate condition with a striking pink leather case will be appearing on eBay. And I'll uninstall everything Apple from my PC. I can hardly wait. -- Mike Barnes Cheshire, England