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News Uninstall Apple's QuickTime for Windows, experts warn

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Gareth Halfacree, 15 Apr 2016.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Gareth Halfacree, 15 Apr 2016
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  2. schmidtbag

    schmidtbag What's a Dremel?

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    Finally - I can't believe QuickTime has lasted as long as it has. I don't even know of Apple users who use it. I guess you could say it's... about time.

    But, I think these "experts" are taking this a little too seriously. Like really, how often are these vulnerabilities ever actually exploited? I'm vulnerable against malaria but that doesn't mean I have a reason to worry about getting it.
     
    schmidtbag, 15 Apr 2016
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  3. SMIFFYDUDE

    SMIFFYDUDE Supermodders on my D

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    Whos still using it? I've loathed QuickTime since my first PC back in the days of Windows 98.
     
    SMIFFYDUDE, 15 Apr 2016
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  4. SinxarKnights

    SinxarKnights Minimodder

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    Hmm, I wonder what EditShare is going to do about Lightworks. I also wonder how many people bought a pro license. If I had to guess prolly not enough to cause a class action lawsuit if they don't remove dependency.
     
    SinxarKnights, 16 Apr 2016
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  5. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    go pro software requires it !!! even though you dont have to encode in .mov
     
    adam_bagpuss, 16 Apr 2016
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  6. N17 dizzi

    N17 dizzi Multimodder

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    Have not had it installed for 10 years+. Good riddance, but it would behove Apple to fix those vulnerabilities.
     
    N17 dizzi, 16 Apr 2016
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  7. DrTiCool

    DrTiCool Minimodder

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    Finally, but unfortunatelly some software still needed it to process. Hated this one since 90ties.
     
    DrTiCool, 17 Apr 2016
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  8. bawjaws

    bawjaws Multimodder

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    QuickTime is awful. I wonder how many systems out there still have it installed, and how many of those installations actually need it to be installed?
     
    bawjaws, 17 Apr 2016
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