Comments on: Apple Taking Heat for Auto-Update

By: kevin thibault

kevin thibault — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:25:08 +0000

the blog, and all tge result comments all miss the point with me. I somehow got Safari. Dont use it. Never tried it. On my start screen but I just learned it is a browser as I tried to find out how to keep it from interrupting my game with an Auto update; thought I had crashed – game “not responding” and find that my pc is in process of “auto updating” my version of Safari without asking me If I want to do it now. I suspect that -and it even mentions somewhere- that safari may be autoupdated — but I havent been able to find out where to go to keep auto-update from interrupting my applications in the future. It should be a prominent choice in the auto update preferances. I also dont want my machine hung up waiting for a response to a screen which I will never see until my game/application ends.

By: lenalandmine

lenalandmine — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:55:28 +0000

This made my day.

(Go apple)

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:08:31 +0000

I solved this problem by uninstalling quicktime all together. If I happen to visit a website that uses quicktime…. see ya! I don’t appreciate being tricked into installing megabytes worth of software I will not be using.

By: Now Microsoft Warning Apple of Security Leaks? | The Apple Blog

Now Microsoft Warning Apple of Security Leaks? | The Apple Blog — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:34:15 +0000

[...] is all, of course, in response to Apple’s pushing of Safari on Windows iTunes’ users. Naturally, Microsoft does not like other companies that try to take [...]

By: Stephen Hendrick

Stephen Hendrick — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:46:50 +0000

“There is a checkbox that they can uncheck so that it does not install Safari.”

You shouldn’t have to uncheck it. It should be opt-in, not out.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:44:41 +0000

Basically, I guess we should call iTunes just another malware program that is going to slow down your windows based computer. I always thought of Apple as being above all that, … or are they becoming more like Microsoft after all.

I know more about computers than most, but I am guilty of hitting the OK button just like most people do when they are “updating” software.

Apple please don’t resort to being like Microsoft… I may need to find a new MP3 player.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:17:53 +0000

In general i would prefer software companies to not try and slip in new software. If Apple was doing the right thing, it would offer safari vai the updater but leave it unchecked. The user should always have to opt in rather than opt out.

As has been mentioned in a number of previous post, a lot of companies are doing this and it only looks like its going to get worse. Standards seem to be slipping and these companies will only have themselves to blame in a few years time when people start to automatically click ‘no’ and ‘cancel’ whenever something pops us, regardless of whether it is an important update or not.

If one good thing has come out of this, it is the that safari will gain increased market share. Increasing the diversity of browsers being used to access the web encourages the use of standards and is good for the web.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:27:32 +0000

I can’t believe you folk are comparing Apple’s pushing Safari 3 as part of an iTunes update, to malware.

Shady business practice? Perhaps.

Then again, last time I tried installing Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, it wanted to give me some “Microsoft Live” garbage – it didn’t explain what parts of the “Live” package I could choose to install to get just the instant messenger.

At least Apple’s option puts “Safari 3.1″ out there in plain view, and installing it isn’t going to drastically change your computer’s operation. If you’re short on disk space, sure you’ll have issues. Otherwise, it’s just more crapware.

This is a case of the pot calling the silver service black (milk with your tea, sir? no, thank you).

By: arum0r

arum0r — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:27:45 +0000

this is overblown.
when steve introduced safari for windows, he did said that apple will push it by way of iTunes and qt. And everyone reported it.
so why now only they make noise?

By: engrish

engrish — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:12:59 +0000

Azzamallow, it’s no wonder that no one complained about Apple Software Update when it was working as intended, that is updating previously-installed apps to a new version instead of proposing new ones.

What does Firefox do with their updates? Are you seriously asking that? They’re updating the browser you already choose to install, most of the time for security reasons. Apple does this too, and rightly so, when they release a new security update patching some vulnerability, or a new point release. And in both cases you can disable the auto-update in the preference pane.