This past Thursday, The United States Department of Homeland Security issued an alert advising people running Apple’s QuickTime program on Windows computers to immediately uninstall the software ...

Apple alleged that Microsoft and Intel had illegally copied portions of its QuickTime for Windows product after hiring a third party Apple had used to help develop the software.

The US-CERT advisory states, “Computers running QuickTime for Windows will continue to work after support ends. However, using unsupported software may increase the risks from viruses and other ...

Apple has formally confirmed that QuickTime is dead, but the company's phase-out doesn't seem to have taken the needs of its partners into account -- and it's not exactly bending over to notify ...

Apple has shipped a highly critical QuickTime software update with patches for at least five code execution vulnerabilities haunting Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X users.With QuickTime 7.

The reason for getting rid of QuickTime for Windows is twofold. First, Apple told Trend Micro it is deprecating the software and will no longer deliver security updates for it.

Apple will no longer be updating its QuickTime software for Windows, leaving any open security holes unplugged. Protect your PC by uninstalling it.

The department adds that QuickTime for Windows will continue to work even after support ends. However, using unsupported software may increase the risks from viruses and other security threats.

Sure, QuickTime isn’t the best media-playing software available for Windows, but a lot of people install it bundled with iTunes.

For years, Apple QuickTime has hovered between a nuisance install bundled with iTunes and a necessary application for various third-party software tools, some of which rely on QuickTime for audio ...