The paper has not been peer-reviewed or even published. This should not be getting the attention it deserves. I'm kind of disappointed you decided to do a write-up about this.
What I find interesting is that people get all up in arms when Apple does exactly what shareware (and other reputable software) installers have been doing since the beginning of guided installations. The difference here is that Safari isn't spyware or adware. Apple's Software Update does not try to mislead you in any way. You don't have to click a "Customize Installation" button, or expand a bunch of hierarchical lists to see what you're installing. Nothing here is misleading. Perhaps our good friend is just jealous that it isn't his browser that's being peddled.
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Disappointed
The paper has not been peer-reviewed or even published. This should not be getting the attention it deserves. I'm kind of disappointed you decided to do a write-up about this.
Where's the controversy?
I'm so used to reading about ridiculous lawsuits on Techdirt, I expected the article to end with the researcher being sued by someone.
Shareware does it all the time
What I find interesting is that people get all up in arms when Apple does exactly what shareware (and other reputable software) installers have been doing since the beginning of guided installations. The difference here is that Safari isn't spyware or adware. Apple's Software Update does not try to mislead you in any way. You don't have to click a "Customize Installation" button, or expand a bunch of hierarchical lists to see what you're installing. Nothing here is misleading. Perhaps our good friend is just jealous that it isn't his browser that's being peddled.