I downloaded the player, and I'm going to risk buying the Pro key this weekend. Like I said, I was as shocked as you are by the comments, but finding them on Apple's site is pretty compelling. The complaints are specifically about screwups in version 7, and I've already hit one. You can't download or install QT without getting iTunes, which I have NO use for. I had to install it, and then uninstall it, with a boot for each change, to end up with just QT7. Anyway, I'll give it a try. Mick