Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr...
by acdha on Thursday September 26, 2019 @03:22PM
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I don't know their reasoning but here would be mine:
1. Updating when the app isn't running avoids the case where someone opens a link, etc. before it updates. This is probably moot now that most people have it open constantly and are probably using Gmail rather than a standalone mail client.
2. On a multiuser system, the system updater can work when nobody is logged in or the active user doesn't have permissions to install the update.
1. Updating when the app isn't running avoids the case where someone opens a link, etc. before it updates. This is probably moot now that most people have it open constantly and are probably using Gmail rather than a standalone mail client.
2. On a multiuser system, the system updater can work when nobody is logged in or the active user doesn't have permissions to install the update.