Comments on: Apple, Safari, iPhones and the reek of Microsoft

Apple's Safari update sounds a lot like Microsoft. Shame on Apple for taking this route to customer adoption.

[john55440]

Apple is being worse than Microsoft:

With Windows Update, optional updates are unchecked, opt-in.

With iTunes, the Safari download is pre-checked, opt-out.

[anupshinde]

Agreed that Apple makes fantastic products. Its user interface for any product is simply excellent and best. How many companies (including MS) have been able to give such quality products?

But Apple's business model in short is like: "Make the best and control it"

While its somewhat important to hold control to keep it the best, controlling heavily actually undermines the potential of its own products.

Apple is not developer friendly . They just want to control everything. I need the buggy Windows when I have a Mac.... bcoz I need something that works almost everywhere. Apple's policies dont allow people to make a shift easily.

See the iPhone... its such a revolutionary device.... Such a device is going to change the way mobiles will be used in future... replacing almost everythiing in your pocket.... but not now... You may ask why not now?.... Its not technology limitations but Apple's policies. May be Microsoft will make a similar but buggy phone and then dominate the market.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Why use anything made by Apple ? Quicktime , etc. are POS security nightmares , and they purposefully make their apps run worse on Windows .Amazon MP3/HULU is killing off iTunes as we speak. Use Flashblock to block their false , irritating adverts. Why let Apple use your CPU cycles and bandwidth up on the Jeepers Creepers punk ? Just say NO , and Flashblock them.

[hardmanb]

Even if the Safari offering on iTunes is illegal or "evil" as some allege, this is a tempest in a teapot.

If consumers (not just pundits and haters) obviously resent it, or if courts find it offensive...then Apple will simply change the dialogue box from the default offering to an optional offering.

Not a significant problem.

[deanethomas]

the reaction to this is way overblown. itunes software is based on both quicktime and webkit, so when you install itunes those components will be there in one form or another. if you don't like quicktime and/or safari then stick with windows media player and stop whining.

[Keithj]

I do not have Safari on my PC, but I get regular popups telling me there's an update to it that I need to download. That's attempted deception by Apple, which is enough reason for me to refuse to accept Safari.
But HOW do I stop the Apple Updater (there, presumably, for iTunes?) from popping it up? Should I just remove the Apple updater and stick with the iTunes I have?