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March 21st, 2008

Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices

Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:42 pm

Categories: Safari, Windows, iTunes

Tags: Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Marketing

Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practicesYesterday Apple pushed out a Safari 3.1 update via Software Update on Windows. In a blog post, Mozilla CEO John Lilly describes why Mozilla feels Apple’s decision is wrong — and how moves like it can endanger the security of the Web. From John Lilly’s blog:

What Apple is doing now with their Apple Software Update on Windows is wrong. It undermines the trust relationship great companies have with their customers, and that’s bad — not just for Apple, but for the security of the whole Web. What they did yesterday was to use their updater for iTunes to also install their Safari Web browser –what follows is some background and analysis.

Jason D. O'GradyJason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.

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  • Most Recent of 44 Talkback(s)
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices
I do not condone Apple for taking advantage of a clear
security weakness in Windows. I find it absolutely
despicable, and it may do more to harm their reputation
among windows users in the... (Read the rest)
Posted by: technology@... Posted on: 03/30/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
then it prompts to be your default browser!!  dabruro | 03/21/08
If you didn't want them..  msalzberg | 03/21/08
One thing you forgot to mention...  MGP2 | 03/22/08
Just because it's checked by default..  msalzberg | 03/22/08
And every update forever too.  TripleII | 03/22/08
This isn't unique behaviour.  msalzberg | 03/22/08
Sadly  PghNative | 03/23/08
Very Slimy on MS's part.  TripleII | 03/23/08
@PghNative.  msalzberg | 03/23/08
I can find no mention  GuidingLight | 03/24/08
@GuidingLight.  msalzberg | 03/24/08
re: This isn't unique behaviour  Badgered | 03/24/08
Uncheck the Google Toolbar too...  An Apple a Day | 03/24/08
@Badgered...  msalzberg | 03/24/08
Defaults  M.R. Kennedy | 03/24/08
I don't understand what you mean..  msalzberg | 03/24/08
"Back door"  M.R. Kennedy | 03/25/08
The herd mentality.  themusicmanrk | 03/24/08
Apple's questionable tactics  ejhonda | 03/24/08
Apple and automatic installs  kennmsr | 03/24/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  shashizdnet | 03/21/08
Oh wahhh freakin' wahhhhh  BitTwiddler | 03/21/08
Stupid Post  TripleII | 03/22/08
DUH!  Mike (not Cox) | 03/23/08
Hate to interrupt your "wahhhs", but...  ejhonda | 03/24/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  WetcoastBob | 03/21/08
Why should you be FORCED to uncheck the box??  wackoae | 03/21/08
While no analogy is perfect...  msalzberg | 03/22/08
Dear Apple...  MGP2 | 03/22/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  DanielB | 03/22/08
Bill Gates owns Apple now?  HypnoToad | 03/22/08
Oh well, installer be ware  Boot_Agnostic | 03/22/08
And how is this worse then MS bundling IE?  LittleGuy | 03/22/08
You want something at the level of MS-DOS (formerly Q-DOS)?  B.O.F.H. | 03/22/08
wrong analogy  impala_sc | 03/23/08
You miss the point, it is unfair to bundle period.  LittleGuy | 03/24/08
What a load of...  systemx | 03/22/08
Wish computers would quit asking questions and let me work.  LittleGuy | 03/22/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  aureolin@... | 03/22/08
maybe . . .  JLHenry | 03/22/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  PghNative | 03/23/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  arslanhassan999@... | 03/24/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  catmedia | 03/24/08
RE: Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices  technology@... | 03/30/08

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