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The Quicktime nuclear clause also got copied into the iTunes EULA, which is extremely funny.

Well shit, I guess I have to pivot. I was going to operate my nuclear facility with Quicktime.

I probably shouldn't mention how UK Nuke subs used to use WinXP. Maybe they still do. Even if they were using CS, I doubt they would update systems while deployed. I had this horrified image of a nuke sub at the bottom of the ocean while the onboard IT tech was trying hard to make sense of why all the critical systems kept blue-screening.

https://www.theregister.com/2008/12/16/windows_for_submarine...

The disclaimer about not using Java for X, Y, and Z was part of the Java EULA for many years (and my still be - no idea).

QuickTime? The video stuff from Apple?

Yeah, the one we had to install on Windows 98 to play MOV files. Which, I learnt yesterday[1]/[2], is the video format that turned to MP4.

[1] https://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-hybrid-mp4

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40951187