I have plenty of respect and admiration of the Apple Corp but like many, I’ve been critical of some of their auto upgrade tricks. A common complaint is they don’t make it easy to remove their auto upgrade programs from your list of Startup programs. The last complaint I wrote about was their efforts to force people to download the Safari browser when you download any other Apple product.
See: “Dear Apple, We don’t want Safari” and “Do I Really Need Apple Mobile Device Service”
I don’t have a new complaint today but I did want to share something I found pretty funny. Today, I upgraded to the newest QuickTime. This is usually a good habit considering all the past security vulnerabilities. What I found interesting was Apple’s method to encourage users to upgrade to the paid or Pro version of QuickTime
Free QuickTime Menu with Pro features disabled.
As someone who publishes a free program, I’m always looking at ways to encourage folks to upgrade to WinPatrol PLUS. I’ve really tried not to be annoying or obnoxious. Most people tell me I’ve made the free version too powerful so there’s no reason to upgrade. Apple on the other hand has plenty of features only available on the PRO QuickTime. I have no problem with Apple’s technique. I just think it looks a little desperate.
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