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No, apps go into Program files.

• huhtenberg 15y ago
  Why?
  • darklajid 15y ago
    Because you're used to have the choice of installing 'for me' or 'for all users' for aeons now on a Windows system. Because even my tiny deployments are better and safer if I can make sure that FF is updated for every user of my machines, instead of hoping that they'll get an update next time they browse Facebook. Because it's wasteful to install the very same software to different places. Yes, storage is cheap on modern hardware. No, not everyone uses FF on modern hardware. Profiles belong to the user. The application belongs - in a Windows world, in a Linux world - to the system / administrator. Love the mozilla guys for keeping the expectations intact. Re: "Program Files": Maybe ProgramData would be a decent place to drop updates. Program Files is supposed to be readonly, ProgramData is afaik the place designated for system-wide application data.
    • huhtenberg 15y ago
      > the choice of installing 'for me' Right, and this puts program files into a system directory, but the Start Menu shortcuts into the user's profile. That's not exactly "for me", isn't it? > Profiles belong to the user. The application belongs - in a Windows world, in a Linux world - to the system / administrator. That's in a Linux world that is modeled after the Windows one. In a traditional #nix world there are system binaries and there are user binaries. If the user needs something that is not readily available on the box, or if he needs a specific version or whatever, he can install it into ~/bin. Point being, that on Windows this is not even an option. There is no standard location to put user's personal program files into.