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I think both install processes suck, in their own ways. Mac does due to all the reasons listed by the article. Win sucks (at least circa XP, I haven't touched
by rsanheim 18y ago
I think both install processes suck, in their own ways.
Mac does due to all the reasons listed by the article.
Win sucks (at least circa XP, I haven't touched Vista) in that each installer is often still inconsistent and unique in its own little annoying ways. Plus you have issues with apps putting shared files all over, in different directories, so uninstall is a mess. Mac install is better in that regard, since uninstall usually means dragging the .app to the trash.
- boredguy8 18y agoMac is equally inconsistent (contrast the drag-and-drop approach with, say, any Adobe installer). And you can't merely remove the App folder from the Applications directory: most applications write many preference files elsewhere.