Whoop De Freaking Doo, another post about Apple pushing Safari on Windows user right? Well, sort of, but from a new angle. Vincent Ferrari of Insignificant Thoughts says it best with this quote:
“Those bastards at Apple have done it again. They’re leveraging their installed base of iTunes to optionally have people download Safari for Windows!
HORRORS!”
Okay, America hello and welcome to Earth again. Apple is a business. They need more users of their software to make themselves more know in the tech market. I guarantee you that 75% of the kids in my school think that the iPod is the only thing that Apple makes. You and I both know they would be wrong, but they don’t.
Those people who think Apple IS iTunes and the iPod are the ones who need to be exposed to Safari. So, as far as I am concerned this is a brilliant move on Apple’s part. Their stockholders should be thrilled. Not to mention the fact that this is not being forced on anyone.
It is set up so that when you open the iTunes update window, you have the choice to also install Safari. But the real problem is how they hide it I guess. I mean I had so much trouble finding it IN PLAIN SIGHT. Come on folks, will you stop looking to pick at every little thing Apple does?
Argument two. Well, most users do not know that they can unselect the Safari checkbox. Yes they do. Look if you can click or unclick it you have the choice to download it or not. If the user doesn’t look to see what they are getting then most likely they won’t mind having Safari anyway! On the other hand if they are not smart enough to verify what they are getting they don’t need the space anyway because eventually that computer will be virus ridden anyway.
Apple is a big company. Many people like Apple. This must mean that the people who do not like Apple have to say how horrible Apple is. I have one simple idea, Then next time Stephen takes a dump, let’s not analyze whether or not it means that the iPhone will have an update next month. Oh well, I guess the internet makes everyone an expert.
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March 22nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
No matter how you look at it, it’s a trojan horse (the greek one, not the virii). Just because the receivers of this gift are too stupid to look inside the box, doesn’t mean that it’s not underhanded and sneaky.
Sadly, I just don’t see most users being smart enough to a.) care about what they’re clicking yes too, and b.) smart enough to know it’s an application and not some kind of plugin for itunes.
I wish I was wrong about them, but I stand by my words. Anyone who cares enough about web browsers knows where to find them. I don’t think this is brilliant, and I don’t really see it helping to increase their browser market, so I don’t really see a point. But that’s just my opinion… lol.
March 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
On my Mac when Apple gives me software I have a choice which ones to download or not. Sometimes there are stuff I don’t want, so I uncheck it. Unlike my windows updater “we’ve got 7 updates, we can install them all (or not)”
A trojan horse is a bad thing: “to undermine or bring about the downfall of an enemy or opponent” or “designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing some innocuous function”. If the trojan horse had a sign that says “people inside” it’s not really the same thing.
This is more like a prize in a box of cereal, you may not want it, but you can throw it way if you want.
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March 22nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
A brilliant move? What’s the matter with you man? I only have QuickTime, but that stupid Apple updater pops up every single time there is a new iTunes (NOT QuickTime) update, even though I explicitly ignore the “update” every time. You only have click too quickly once (everyone makes mistakes) and BOOM, you’ve got another unwanted 100 MB Apple program on your computer (which also steals the file associations).
And you are trying to tell us that you actually like that Apple is so arrogant? All I can say is shame on you. Shame.