Comments on: Crazy Mac OS X Update http://www.stephanelee.com/2008/10/08/crazy-mac-os-x-update.html Soap Reloaded Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://www.stephanelee.com/2008/10/08/crazy-mac-os-x-update.html/comment-page-1#comment-20625 Anonymous Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:36:28 +0000 http://www.stephanelee.com/?p=258#comment-20625 You say you can't restart later, but you can choose install and then choose to hide the software updater app until you want to. Either way it still updates on shutdown, so the same timeframe of actual installation is used in both instances. You say you can’t restart later, but you can choose install and then choose to hide the software updater app until you want to. Either way it still updates on shutdown, so the same timeframe of actual installation is used in both instances.

]]> By: Eddy Young http://www.stephanelee.com/2008/10/08/crazy-mac-os-x-update.html/comment-page-1#comment-20603 Eddy Young Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:27:10 +0000 http://www.stephanelee.com/?p=258#comment-20603 Much of that update package is made of complete application replacements whereas Windows Update only replaces small bits and pieces. Consider this. If you updated an application, you would have to download a new installation package whether in Windows or Mac OS X. It is the same thing here. Front Row Update, iTunes, and Java are complete replacements although the size of the Mac OS X Update is questionable. But there could be a number of applications or frameworks included, all bundled under the same name Mac OS X Update. Eddy. Much of that update package is made of complete application replacements whereas Windows Update only replaces small bits and pieces.

Consider this. If you updated an application, you would have to download a new installation package whether in Windows or Mac OS X.

It is the same thing here. Front Row Update, iTunes, and Java are complete replacements although the size of the Mac OS X Update is questionable. But there could be a number of applications or frameworks included, all bundled under the same name Mac OS X Update.

Eddy.

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