Firefox boss fumes as Apple ‘forces’ Safari upgrade

Mozilla CEO John Lilly has hit out at Apple, accusing the company of doing a disservice to Windows users everywhere by including its Safari browser as a default add-on installation in the latest iTunes update, likening it to the way malware is distributed.

In a recent blog post, the head of the foundation behind the Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client attacked Apple for including the option to install the browser as a pre-selected default, saying it compromises the security of all users, and the entire Web.

“Apple has made it incredibly easy — the default, even — for users to install ride along software that they didn’t ask for, and maybe didn’t want. This is wrong, and borders on malware distribution practices,” said Lilly in the post.

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