Dunno how many of you read John Lilly's rant about Apple pushing out their Safari browser via iTunes update the other day? Basically he was rightly upset that Apple were using what should be an update and patch delivery mechanism to subtly trick users into installing their Safari web browser. His main point was 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...
CNet has a story where they discuss a slowdown in the percentage of software developers targeting Windows. The figures come from Evans Data who say: 65% of developers are targeting Windows, down from 75% last year, almost a 9% drop. They expect a further 2% drop next year. Linux in the same period has picked up 34% more developers, up to 12%. The rest of the article progresses into a fantasyland of pabulum about a WebOS. Reading the Evans release , John Andrews, CEO says: it's clear that a shift...