Check the download again - you're not required to give an email address - it's there, and it will prompt you to give an email address if you submit the form with the checkboxes checked but no address (sneaky, yes).
That said, yes, it would be very nice if Apple would play nice and decouple iTunes and Quicktime installers, or give you an option to not install iTunes (I believe iTunes requires Quicktime, so it can't go both ways). Personally, I use iTunes (on both Windows and Mac) and prefer Quicktime over WMV or Re(buffering... buffering... buffering...)alPlayer, so for me it's not a big deal. - Jim Jim Davis wrote: >I just needed to see one Quicktime movie. > >To download it I have to give me email address. Three separate mailing >lists are pre-checked at this point. > >But, joy, I've got to download all of iTunes and all of Quicktime! It's a >mere 32 meg installer. There's no way anymore (at least that I could see) >to install just the Quicktime browser plug-in. > >Then I tell it NOT to create desktop shortcuts or take over extensions or >anything else - but it still creates multiple quick launch shortcuts and >adds several start-up registry keys. > >Without asking in installs a QuickTime launcher to the system tray. > >Then, when it's all done, it closes my browser (and all the other open >windows I had). > >I've now got three new folders in Program Files: "iPod" (I don't own an >iPod), "iTunes" (I don't like iTunes) and "QuickTime". All these folders >together run just shy of 100 meg. > >I look and, lo and behold while there was no option to only install >Quicktime there's separate options to uninstall iTunes and Quicktime. >(although the start menu folder for Quicktime features an "uninstall" >shortcut the iTunes folder does not.) > >Just to play one freakin;' little video online. > >Sorry guys - I know, each to his own. But I just wanted to vent. > >Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178724 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
