Apple’s dirty Safari installer wouldn't happen in open source
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| A lot has been said of late concerning the way Apple slipped in a brand-new
| Safari installer into the Apple Software Update used by many hundreds of
| thousands of iPod-wielding Windows users. Let me offer a new perspective,
| from the open source point of view - why what Apple did was bad, and why open
| source developers wouldn’t do it. I'll also cut through the FUD and deliver
| the truth about what the installer really does!
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17271/1141/
Yesterday:
Mozilla CEO Criticizes Apple's Stealth Safari Update
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| Lilly doesn't have a problem with Apple using its software update utility to
| keep its users up-to-date with iTunes and QuickTime, or any other Apple
| software they may have installed. The problem for Lilly is that even if you
| don't have Safari installed, Apple pushes the update to users and checks
| the "install" box by default.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143752-pg,1/article.html
The day before that:
Apple pushes Safari on Windows via iTunes updater
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| Apple has started offering Windows users its Safari 3.1 Web browser through
| the same online updater it utilizes for iTunes and the QuickTime video
| player.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9900456-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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