Mozilla CEO lashes out at Apple's sly Safari tactics

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On Friday, word came in that Apple was slipping a little Safari install into its latest automatic Apple Software Update. Needless to say, the weekend witnessed an explosion of discussion, complaint, defence and lament – pretty much like when Apple does anything else. Ever.

But the most interesting of all the fiery backlashes comes from Mozilla CEO, John Lilly. On his personal blog, he broadly criticises Apple’s move…