Apple Ends Stealth Safari On Windows
Apple has modified the Windows Safari Installer to version 2.1 that displays the difference between updates and new software after user criticism regarding Safari installs like a trojan horse. The new version 2.1.0.110, offers users a toggle to turn off automatic software updates.
CEO of Mozilla said previously, “Apple undermines the trust relationship great companies have with their customers”.
Apple Guilty Of Pushing Safari To Windows Users
Mozilla CEO John Lilly said is wrong for to push Safari browser to users using Apple iTunes update facility. Lilly said it is a problem when users have not installed Safari and yet the users are pushed to install Safari when iTunes is updated.
Lilly said the practice Apple took with the Safari update “ultimately undermines the safety of users on the web by eroding that relationship. It’s a bad practice and should stop.”
Source: Mozilla CEO: Apple wrong ‘pushing’ Safari to Windows users
Apple Released Safari 3.1
Apple has released 3.1 version of its Safari web browser and it is sporting several key improvements for both Mac and Windows. Apple has added support for next gen Web Stadards HTML 5. Safari 3.1 is first to support CSS animations, and CSS3 Web fonts.
Apple claims that Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2 browser.
