Apple Application Support - What and why does this exists?

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Apple Application Support - What and why does this exists?

So I welcomed iTunes 9 on my computer and iOS4 on my music player (latter to a great commonly known regret). Now here is my question:

What is the "Apple Application Support" and why iTunes 9 must have it to run?

(Note: Normally many software products there have optional modules which one may wish or may not wish to install depending on required functionality.)

P.S. I did my Google "homework", so please kindly advise here substantively.

Windows 7

Posted on Aug 12, 2010 3:11 PM

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yurikiev Author

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Aug 13, 2010 6:31 AM in response to yurikiev

Still looking for info. Plz comment.

It feels like this kind of products (while sexy and white) jam the expensive computer RAM for no reason.

There must be a reason for Apple to be creating all these RAM-memory-hungry-always-running-in-your-PC-background iTunes Helper, Apple Mobile Device Helper, etc.. besides sabotagiang performance of PC's. (:

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b noir

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Aug 13, 2010 9:31 AM in response to yurikiev

See the second half of the following user tip for some information about what Apple Application Support is:

[iTunes for Windows, QuickTime, and Apple Application Support|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2355263]

The MobileMe Control Panel for Windows also uses Apple Application Support nowadays, as per:

[MobileMe: "CoreFoundation.dll was not found" or " Apple Application Support is missing" alert|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2211]

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yurikiev Author

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Aug 17, 2010 8:58 AM in response to b noir

Thank you, b noir! Not that I am happy with how Apple designed their software that clutters my RAM, but your response is HELPFUL and ANSWERS my question!

Kudos!

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