Posted by jan kowalski on 12/06/06 06:47

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 14:19:06 -0800, Joel Kolstad wrote:
> It's a fair bet that at least 99% of all PCs running Windows 2000 or newer
> have a "Program Files" directory...

Anyone who writes a program that can only install into the "flat" default
Windows Program Files hierarchy is paid too much. They are advertising to
the consumer that they don't know the first thing about writing software.

Nobody should trust an installer, such as that which comes with iTunes,
which is badly written from the start.

Almost everyone who has ever taken a computer science class has been taught
how to allow the user to create an intelligent directory tree.

In general, the concept of an intelligent directory tree does NOT entail a
flat program files hierarchy often containing scores of sub directories
organized not by function but almost wholly hapharzardly by brand name.

Anyone who forces that idiotic organizational structure is advertising that
their software has never been tested in a real environment. Unfortunately,
there is ample proof that Apple iTunes is such software, sorry to say.

However, the saving grace is that this huge flaw in iTunes is apparently
only in the Windows version and not in the Apple version, according to
intelligent posters prior.

Otherwise, if anyone actually thinks forcing a flat, huge, almost wholly
disorganized program files hierarchy to be created JUST so that iTunes will
install on Windows actually makes sense, please let the rest of us know
what we're missing.

jan

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