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Both options cause the program to hang and require a force-quit.
Tech support with MindVision Software « Scripting News Annex 2006
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The method we found most effective in dealing with this problem is to force-quit Joost.
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The method we found most effective in dealing with this problem is to force-quit Joost.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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When you force-quit an app on the Mac, it's abnormal.
Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010
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Yes, you can force-quit apps in any such operating system, but when you do, it's more akin to forcing the app to crash.
Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010
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Make sure you install it to the internal memory, rather than an SD card, and don't be afraid to force-quit from Settings
Pocket-lint Duncan Geere 2010
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Make sure you install it to the internal memory, rather than an SD card, and don't be afraid to force-quit from Settings
Pocket-lint Duncan Geere 2010
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"If you do need to run some system optimization program, it's because you force-quit programs and you don't let the machine do its job."
NYT > Home Page By ERIC A. TAUB 2010
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Having to force-quit an app several times/day is unacceptable on a work machine, and it makes the program useless for me.
MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2010
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Last night in Australia -- one of the first territories across the international date line -- reports began to surface that non-Slim units of Sony's console were suffering from "Error 8001050F," which force-quit games shortly after they were started.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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