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So it sounds like the real problem is that we need to create some sort of unified updating system for third party apps, so you don't have to deal with ten diffe

So it sounds like the real problem is that we need to create some sort of unified updating system for third party apps, so you don't have to deal with ten different programs complaining they need to be updated. Something so simple, it only needs a single command to run. Like apt-get upgrade. Maybe they should have that for windows/mac.

progr 16y ago
On Mac every OS-bundled program do update through a central utility found on the Apple dropdown menu. 90% of other programs use the Sparkle framework (~100% if the program is Mac-only) which provide an unobtrusive way of updating.
SoftwareMaven 16y ago
And then they could also have a place to make it easy to find applications, too. On top of that, they could expose it through software that (almost) everybody using OS X uses for their other media consumption. They'll call it the "Program Market"