Sun Slips Firefox Extension Into Java Update

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 21, 2009 @08:31AM from the we-thought-you-wanted-it dept.

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."

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Relax... by djupedal · 2009-02-21 08:46 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"First you bitch about the baby, then you bitch 'cause we're not married!"
Maybe the add-on is required by F'fox in order to enable new shizzy feature xyz - get over it.
If you really want something to bitch over, think about all the stuf that you NEVER know that comes deep within the package...