This weekend, the biggest online thing, regarding tech at least, was the fact that Apple decided to introduce a download option for the Safari web browser within its iTunes music and video software.

Apple’s move is not unusual as there are a lot of companies that are using the same technique in order to raise awareness on a certain product.

Though it seems that opinions differ, as some regard this as a simple promotion technique (the user is not forced into anything and can choose to click “No”), while others consider that the company is taking advantage of the trust people have in a popular software and it is trying to lure them to a new browser.

Also, Apple decided to make the move after it has launched Safari version 3.1 for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. According to the company, the new version now supports CSS animations, CSS web fonts, and HTML 5 media support, improved SVG support, and HTML 5's offline storage support, among other features.

Apple has released the windows version of its Safari browser in June last year and it was downloaded over 1 million times in the first 48 hours.

However, it seems like the browser “war” will heat up in the next period as Mozilla is ready to release Firefox 3 sometimes until the end of June.

Mozilla has stated that their new product brings with it enhanced security, less memory usage and improved stability; users may also find it very appealing for the convenience of being able to run Web destinations in absence of an internet connection.  

Earlier this month, Microsoft unveiled the first beta of Internet Explorer 8.0, which includes CSS 2.1 support, CSS Certification, performance, HTML 5 support, new developer tools, activities and Web slices.