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02-21-2009, 09:19 PM
pcardno writes "It seems it's not just Microsoft that have spotted a good opportunity to distribute their software through Firefox Addons. On installing the latest annoying, sysbar bubble based Java update, my Firefox informed me that I had a wonderful new Java addon automatically. Here's the addon screenshot. Yes, I could opt out of it, but why are Sun installing Addons to my Firefox without me making specific choices in the application itself? To be clear — I have never chosen to install this Addon, yet it has been installed without my permission with the latest Java Update."http://developers.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/02/21/1955220 (http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/21/1955220&from=rss)
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