Apple ends sneaky install of Safari, sort of…
After all the cries and complaints over Apple’s deceptive ploy to boost its web browser market share by installing its Safari browser on Windows PCs as part of an “update”, the company has now made a slight change to its latest Software Update. The new Software Update 2.1 now provides two categories: ‘Updates’ and ‘New Software’. So, instead of deceiving Windows users by listing Safari as an “update” to existing software, the Software Update 2.1 now clearly marks Safari as brand new software. However, the install check box is still marked by default, but users can uncheck the box should they not want Apple’s web browser.
Mozilla’s CEO John Lilly, the most vocal critic of Apple’s sneaky Safari install, calls the new update “a good change” but he says he’d like to see Apple “do a bit more”, hinting that the company should unmark the install check box by default.
After downloading the new Software Update 2.1, the new window pane looks like this:
It’s a shame that Apple requires those that do not want the web browser to remember to uncheck the Safari install box every time they run the Software Update. I guess the only solution is to not run the updater at all.
Read [Channel Register]
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Apple does not require people to uncheck it every single time. Sheesh.
The solution is to choose “Ignore Update” from the menubar. Never bothered again. I guess technology can be so difficult for technology writers some times.
on April 19, 2008 at 08:51 PM - LINK