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Story: Firefox chief fumes over Apple Safari update

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Software merits

Firstly, the merits of the software are irrelevant the way in which Apple are sneaking it on to users systems is what is in question.

Secondly, no one is saying that Microsoft's bundling of IE with Windows is good. In fact as a Firefox user I would in many ways be against it. However, with Windows having a browser ready to go when you install the OS is extremely useful - even if it is just to get to the firefox website to download my browser of choice. It also is listed as a feature on the box. Sneaking in a browser as part of a security update is entirely different and is more like spy/malware distritbutio method. You get unwanted software sneaked in along with software you intended to get or worse still what you thought was simply an update to software you already had.

It's amazing how Apple fansboys can justify even this clear bad practice.

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