I updated my iTunes program today which I rarely use but do occasionally since I have an older iPod device.
Anyways, after the install was completed I noticed Apple did some things that bothered me. Apple acts more and more everyday like Microsoft for which Apple seems to get a free pass on, BTW.
After the install, I noticed a program on my Windows XP Pro box called Bonjour. I did some reading on it and it sounds innocent enough.
Except for the fact that Apple has taken upon themselves to install this program for me and poke yet another hole in my firewall for me…port 5353 I believe.
What’s interesting here is that all the articles I have found online make it sound innocent enough yet when I go into Control Panel, Windows Firewall, Exceptions, Bonjour, Edit, Change Scope…it clearly says that my PC is unblocked for this program to “Any computer (including those on the Internet”.
Either way, I have a good hardware firewall (properly configured) at the perimeter so this is pretty much pointless anyways.
But you’d think that if Apple were going to poke a hole in your firewall, they’d at least warn you.
Geez, dealing with Microsoft’s tactics day in and day out is enough but now Apple! I don’t appreciate this kind of thing just so I can use my iPod.
The whole iTunes suite is a monolithic, pig of a program to begin with, I don’t need this. You all know I’m not much of a Linux fan, but c’mon guys, I need a decent replacement for this iTunes crap.
