ITunes update screws text. Official solution: remove all your third-party fonts

[alttab]

Maybe whomever created that page meant "temporary work around." this is definitely better than nothing, but is definitely laughable at best if it's not followed up with a patch.

[clicks]

(whoever*; 'whomever' would be used if it was on the receiving end of the action, e.g., 'I will vote for whomever they endorse')

[sanitybit]

Unofficial Solution: Remove iTunes.

[dbz]

There is plenty of good music playing software; furthermore, one may end up saving money by not paying the itunes store =]

I like this unofficial solution.

[nailer]

Syncing to Apple devices not using iTunes works at best and is a nightmare at worst.

[JangoSteve]

I got halfway through reading all the comments on this thread and forgot what the original story was about (hint: it's not about the proper use and history of the English language). Hopefully this comment will find its way to appear halfway down the comment thread (strategic up/downvoting please), so that it can perform its public service of reminding you, "You are currently reading the 'iTunes font removal solution' comment thread."

[elblanco]

I'm not sure I understand how this could happen - it certainly can't be a bug since, I dunno, installing and running the software would show this behavior, and Apple must have some kind of rudimentary QA in place for one of their flagship products.

Maybe I'm not understanding Apple's attention to detail and design concept (as usual) in this case.

[kqr2]

In order to take into account various computer configurations, e.g. the use of 3rd party fonts, they should conduct external beta tests before releasing it to the general public.

[maxklein]

I actually tried this, because I have the problem, and it does not solve the problem on Windows 7. The text is still garbled.

[telemachos]

And, the winner of the "most unintentionally ironic" disclaimer on a webpage is:

Important: Mention of third-party websites and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance or use of information or products found at third-party websites. Apple provides this only as a convenience to our users. Apple has not tested the information found on these sites and makes no representations regarding its accuracy or reliability. There are risks inherent in the use of any information or products found on the Internet, and Apple assumes no responsibility in this regard. Please understand that a third-party site is independent from Apple and that Apple has no control over the content on that website. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

[watt]

Cure seems to be worse than the disease.

[buugs]

Well that is terrible, why would that be an official solution rather than reverting back to old font rendering system or removing a specific font that is causing issue.

This is like setting a banking website to use a non readable font using css and asking the user to remove that font or disable css to use online banking. (Though Itunes should be less important than banking it is the only example I could think of.. maybe email would be better).

[w1ntermute]

It's not a bug, it's a feature.