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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple will no longer fix Quicktime security bugs (only solution is to uninstall)
Date: 18 Apr 2016 23:59:13 GMT
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On 2016-04-18, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-04-17 15:14, nospam wrote:
>> In article <to-dnfjqlKUCWo7KnZ2dnUU7-VvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> That iTunes is malware, bloatware, and an infestation all wrapped up in
>>>>>> one is why it's so bad to install on *any* system, even on OS/X.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's neither malware nor infestation.  It is bloatware - and we hope one
>>>>> day Apple will break it up into concise modules.
>>>>
>>>> no we definitely don't want that.
>>>>
>>>> using one app to sync content is much better than needing a half-dozen
>>>> or so separate apps, each syncing their own content. ugh.
>>>
>>> I've described the notion elsewhere in more detail where unified(ing)
>>> processes take place out of sight / out of mind.
>>
>> it already works that way.
>
> No shit.  The point was that the front end, the UI needs to be broken up 
> functionally so that it is clear what is going on to the user.

Yes. And Apple could design an interface that allows users to interact
with separate apps for certain related pieces of functionality while
still implementing synchronization in the most user-friendly way on the
back end.

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