Comments on: links for 2008-03-22 http://aharden.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/links-for-2008-03-22/ blather listen repeat redux Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: PsychoPhil http://aharden.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/links-for-2008-03-22/#comment-3195 PsychoPhil Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:41:19 +0000 http://aharden.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/links-for-2008-03-22/#comment-3195 I think the argument can be made that the Safari box should be unchecked by default. They're counting on people not really paying attention to the text (that's a whole different discussion) and just clicking through until the install starts. I seem to remember Sun doing something similar with a Java update and Open Office but that quickly went away. Now all you see is a quick 'advertisement' for open office while the Java updates install. I think the argument can be made that the Safari box should be unchecked by default. They’re counting on people not really paying attention to the text (that’s a whole different discussion) and just clicking through until the install starts.

I seem to remember Sun doing something similar with a Java update and Open Office but that quickly went away. Now all you see is a quick ‘advertisement’ for open office while the Java updates install.

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