Annoying software: a rogues' gallery 
Published: 20 May 2008 10:29 BST
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Apple
Oh, Apple. You created a domain where humans came first. You took usability and distilled it into an art form. Now look at you. iTunes is a music player the size of a fat-bottomed whale that gobbles resources like krill. It spends half its time trying to sell us stuff and the other half trying to stop us using it. But that's not as bad as your auto-update policy: slipping us stealth copies of Safari under the cover of important version updates to iTunes and Quicktime — what is this, Make Microsoft Look Good day?
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Amen J.A. Watson -
Annoying articles 1000030281
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at least the ads were effective... 1000227886 -
Sun, When Are You Going To Get It Right? itflunkie
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Apple 351180
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Like with Real kcredden
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And you just wanted to stream The Archers. 351180
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Real pain in the butt 88050
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The Beeb's version of Real... Rupert Goodwins
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Not just the UK Chrisco
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Jave harpless
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Annoying Software dwr50
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Disable Flash 88050
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BLock Ads 351668
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10 good reasons to make the switch Julipan
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Without doubt, the bane of my net existance.... tomcatuk
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The irony is... Rupert Goodwins
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You missed Lotus Notes fredster73
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Taking Notes... Rupert Goodwins
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Misdirected annoyance dorkiedorkfromdorktown
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Bovril 24 Bob Lewis
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Dork from dorkdorpie Bob Lewis
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A miasma of unending complexity thinkfeeldo
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Bovril 24 Bob Lewis
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Free? thinkfeeldo -
wow... zenerbreakdown
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Brilliant David Long
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Another Qualifying Factor J.A. Watson
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Can't really include outlook 351668
