Apple trying to fill up my Windows hard disk

Why do Apple insist on installing hundreds of sub-folders on my system for BOTH iTunes & Quicktime - they all look like "da.lproj" and I think have something to do with language resources for multiple country support.
When the installer is run, you are asked to specify a language/country - so why don't they JUST install the files for that language; instead of blindly installing the whole ruddy lot?
Not only files & folders installed un-neccessarily but the registry is cluttered up with a reference to every single folder in several places.
Anyone would think they are trying to sabotage our WIndows machines to try and "persuade" us that the "Mac" way is better.
Nigel

Just sloppy programming. I wish it was just confined to apple. I've often thought that apple get away with a lot more than the likes of Miscrosnot as apple users are "creative" and hence do not know, care or understand what lies beneath.

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