10.4.11 and 10.5.9 whereas Microsoft rarely passes SP6. The release was 10.6.3, and yes, roughly, the y in 10.x.y is similar to Windows x SP y, except that Apple ends up having e.g. But, isn’t this the type of bloat that other vendors get slammed for? Or does Apple get a pass? Again, I’m asking serious questions! May be none of it is an issue and I’m just a thunderhead. Not to mention taking up hard drive space, which isn’t really an issue these days with the size of hard drives. Getting back to the size of the updates, I said yuck because due to their size, it takes longer to download them and I’m assuming longer to install. Is that only an issue when they’re installed on Windows systems and not for Mac OS? May be I’m making a bad assumption based on limited knowledge. Not to mention the security issues either one brings to the table. QuickTime alone is bloat, so is Java (Both are included in Mac OS X). I don’t want all that junk installed on my base OS. Why are the “Update packages” so large? Are they like service packs versus other vendors typical smaller monthly updates? If they are like service packs, why are they so large in comparision to other software vendors service packs? Is it because they contain updates for so many apps? If so, I don’t like that because it’s bloat.
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