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Reality Check: The Great Safari for Windows Installation Scam

March 24th, 2008

I suppose Mozilla CEO John Lilly had a point when he said that Apple’s stealth Safari install process for Windows was “wrong.” After all, Safari isn’t just being pushed to folks who had previously installed Apple’s browser, but to anyone who had previously installed iTunes or just QuickTime.
The question, of course, is just how Apple should [...]


Newsletter #421 Preview: The Browser Wars:
Take the Acid2 Test and Call Me in the Morning

December 23rd, 2007

The alleged holy grail of a properly-coded browser is full adherence to prevailing Web standards. The developers of these applications all tout their performance and rendering accuracy, but we all know it’s not necessarily true.
Internet Explorer, for example, has long been regarded as a major and chronic offender. In large part, this is attributed to [...]