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Why are Windows updates slow and Mac OSX updates relatively fast?

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Mar 15, 20262323 views
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I've been wondering about this for some time: What is the technical reason behind operating system updates on Windows (XP ... Win7) typically taking much longer to install than updates on Mac OSX? From my experience, Windows updates take anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour (or more for service …

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Mac, being unix based, is broken down into smaller parts then Windows. When a part needs fixed on Windows, therefore, it is a larger download and bigger consumption of time since only parts can be replaced and not just specific fixes in most cases. …

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