Edit: nevermind, found it. Here it is if anyone else wants it.
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macOS Sierra Available as an Automatic Download Starting Today
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Edit: nevermind, found it. Here it is if anyone else wants it.
This is a bad idea by Apple, a Microsoft move. For example, on the college campus where I work, Sierra has conflicts with some core software services. Most people have autoupdates on for security. For the average Mac user here, this automatic Sierra download will be a work disaster. VPN won't work. Web apps for key database access won't work. Yes, the university needs to move forward on a lot of things. But that can't happen at this pace, at least here. And users won't understand.
Yeah, I am not upgrading either so I will delete this without an install. The memories of my older iMac becoming crippled under several OS updates makes me want to hold off until absolutely necessary.
This is nothing like what Microsoft did with Windows 10!
Many people woke up one day to their Windows 7 or 8 machine running Windows 10 and they had no idea how it got there. There were constant nags to do the upgrade. And as pointed out above they also at one point made it so even clicking the red X to cancel and you still got the upgrade.
Even if you knew it was coming you couldn't disable it easily without a 3rd party program. Anyone remember GWX Control Panel? I do, and used it to disabled about 100 Windows 10 upgrades for those who didn't want it.
Many people woke up one day to their Windows 7 or 8 machine running Windows 10 and they had no idea how it got there. There were constant nags to do the upgrade. And as pointed out above they also at one point made it so even clicking the red X to cancel and you still got the upgrade.
Even if you knew it was coming you couldn't disable it easily without a 3rd party program. Anyone remember GWX Control Panel? I do, and used it to disabled about 100 Windows 10 upgrades for those who didn't want it.
Those customers should be pissed that they are on a limited allotment from their ISP.
This is the dirty little secret behind free OS revisions. Forced downloads of buggy software. Ain't no thing as a free lunch they say.
No it is not the same. Microsoft downloaded and upgraded your system to Windows 10 automatically. Apple is only downloading the file. Upgrading is still up to the user.
I would think later. .1 most likely contains the code for the new MBP touch keys so it'll come out after the event.
Now I'm mad at Apple for these next-up things that probably are not even in their roadmap! I blame Apple for not preventing you from speculating about the terrible things in your imagination.Next up: Updates that cannot be declined like in Windows 10, forced telemetry, and two dozen privacy settings hidden in some configuration files.
Please Apple, do not emulate Microsoft!
No - Apple did NOT do the EXACT SAME THING as Windows.
Windows downloaded Windows 10 automatically and INSTALLED it automatically without a user's intervention.
But, hey, it's Apple... the actual details don't matter, do they?
It isn't even remotely the same. You can turn automatic updates on or off. On top of that, this doesn't forcibly install Sierra on your Mac. It downloads the OS installer, which you can use to install the OS at any time. Or you can delete the installer and disable automatic updates. There's no forced ninja updates like Windows.
I think it does on a new install as opposed to an update?
As long as you don't have the MacOS box ticked it won't install with out a prompt from MacOS (X) /your consent.
Anyone know where I can get a full resolution wallpaper of this image, without the "macOS Sierra" text? Please and thank you
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It's in /Library/Desktop Pictures/Sierra 2
Fair enough.. but it would still be eating up my data - a valid concern for anyone with a low bandwidth allowance. There seems to some confusion to whether auto download is enabled by default.
I crossed my fingers and went from Mavericks to Sierra on a 2011 imac. It went smoothly, and to my surprise the overall performance is better. I miss the dashboard widgets hovering over the screen though. It was nice to get numbers off the screen while using a calculator. Now it shifts to a blank desktop.
What I really want is a new MBP. There are several articles around the net saying October 24th for MB air, MBP & imac. Surprised there's nothing posted here.
What I really want is a new MBP. There are several articles around the net saying October 24th for MB air, MBP & imac. Surprised there's nothing posted here.
Just joined the "disable automatic downloads" crowd. This was a very useful option for getting the downloads for applications and security patches, but is seriously problematic for upgrades to the entire OS. Security patches are needed, and if an application patch causes problems they are usually limited to the app in question. If the OS turns out to be problematic, that can ruin your day.
Yes, this is not an automatic update, but I didn't want Sierra and don't want it using up SSD space on all of my computers. Now I'll need to wait while updates download, and thanks for that, Apple.
Yes, this is not an automatic update, but I didn't want Sierra and don't want it using up SSD space on all of my computers. Now I'll need to wait while updates download, and thanks for that, Apple.
Gee, you think? A multi GB file that downloads automatically and is a totally different OS rather than simply a software update, and you think some people might not be thrilled? James Comey might just have a job for you!
Security updates and Gatekeeper configurations fall under a separate checkbox, ‘Install system data files...’ But you won’t get any automatic app updates anymore, that is true.
Apple considers OS major releases ‘updates’ now. It won’t be long until OS X will start nagging you to upgrade. We’ll see once 10.12.1 drops whether Apple will download the full installer again and remind the user again about this.
Ok, it's finally October, so where is the official MBP announcement? Or will it be an announcement of an announcement?
I see a whole bunch of people didn't read the article. Auto download. yes. Auto update. no.
BIG difference.