Posted by J�rg Schneider on 12/06/06 13:55

Joel Kolstad wrote:
>> I simply can't
>> believe Apple thinks EVERYONE has a silly "C:\Program Files" directory!
>
> It's a fair bet that at least 99% of all PCs running Windows 2000 or newer
> have a "Program Files" directory...

I guess you're assuming then that 99% of all PCs running Windows 2000 or
newer are in english language... a percentage that *I* would question.

For example, the german "Program Files" folder ist called "Programme". So,
if you install this crapware it *additionally* creates a "Program files"
folder. I'm pretty sure that's what the OP meant.

Being a software developer myself this behavior also p*sses me off, because
in *every* higher computer language you have easy to use interfaces for
getting the "program files" location, independent of the users' native
language settings. Hardcoding it is simply plain stupid.

J�rg

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