Auto Install = shame on Apple

Apple´s feeling the fury and heat for a somewhat tricky feature that led many users to inadvertently install the Safari browser during a recent Apple update. Although it possibly was an innocent mistake, it is more likely that Apple marketing pushed this approach knowing that making the install a defaulted feature would lead to an increase in installs, and assumed the benefits of this would outweigh the criticism.

CNET's Tom Krazit inexplicable suggests that this is the users fault, saying in his post Look, people, it's 2008: You're responsible for what you install on your PC.

Sorry Tom, but this is not a reasonable way to move ahead with installations. Users should always express concern and should punish companies when they provide misleading installation information.

In the case of viruses or adware, the punishment should be severe and include legal remedies for those who have to take the time to remove nuisance or malicious applications.