Adobe Reader (and Winamp) / No, I don't want to upgrade.

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On #perl on irc.perl.org today:

< clintp> Winamp-- Checks for new versions, even if I don't want it to.
          Claims "security issues".  Bullshit.  If I have an old version,
          and I want to keep it, that's my problem.  STOP ASKING ME.

This reminded me of Adobe Reader. Every time it launches because I've 
encountered a PDF [cf. hates passim] somewhere on the web, it brings up a
modal dialog telling me I should download about 5MB of "upgrade" because
there's a new "feature" that, er, lets people add background sounds to PDF
files. Er, what the hell? That's one of the most retarded ideas I've ever
heard. If they're "portable" documents, then that means they should work
cross-platform... including on machines that don't have sound cards. Like
the one I'm typing on right now.

The worst thing is that it doesn't give you a "no, I don't want your stupid
update" button. Just "install now" and "install later".

< clintp> Same genre of bullshit.  Any programmer that bows to the wishes
          of managment and only gives "YES" / "ASK ME LATER" options needs 
          to be killed.  And then anally probed with a jeep.

Concur.

-- 
Earle Martin
            http://downlode.org/
http://purl.org/net/earlemartin/

• Adobe Reader (and Winamp) / No, I don't want to upgrade. Earle Martin 21:48 on 15 Dec 2005
  • Re: Adobe Reader (and Winamp) / No, I don't want to upgrade. Nicholas Clark 21:55 on 15 Dec 2005
    • too deep to show
  • Alexander W. Janssen 10:38 on 16 Dec 2005
  • A. Pagaltzis 13:43 on 16 Dec 2005

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