Just a minute ago, Apple Software Update popped up and asked me to update my Safari for Windows software from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 to resolve some Javascript engine issues and fix a few security issues. A reasonable request since the browser version is pretty new. But what really got me was the fact that the update was a whopping 52MB!! I don’t understand this for several reasons.
First, comparable (read: better) browsers such as Firefox 3.5 and Internet Explorer 8 do not even come close to requiring a 52MB installer. The most recent version of Firefox is 10MB while IE 8 weighs in at a measly 25MB–less than half of Safari’s requirements. I’ve been equally miffed at iTunes and Quicktime which often require similarly sized updates–although I suppose I would expect those apps to carry a little more weight.
So, would someone care to explain the why behind these extravagantly large download sizes?
#1 by Annalisa Gentry - July 3rd, 2011 at 00:23
the site with the exclusion I am unable to very download that images. I am just running a pocket book computer in the gathering that it may help. Nonetheless thanks quite a few.