The recently released desktop app Google Earth 5 contained a little surprise for many Mac OS X users — it installed Google's automated Update Engine without clearly asking.Worse, the latest version of Google Earth won't work without the Update Engine running in the background. (Gilbertson, 2009)
I find it awfully ironic that an Apple user is complaining about this considering that it is the same crap Apple has been doing for years with their Windows-based iTunes client.You don't want QuickTime in order to buy music?! That's just insane. You have to have it and it must preload every time you boot your computer. You heard the new version of our client is buggy? Too bad. If you want to listen to your downloads you must download our update.
Gilbertson, Scott (2009,2,13). Why Google's Software Update Tool Is Evil. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from wired.com Web site: http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/why-googles-sof.html
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