I'd like to suggest you subdivide the Snow Leopard category into two categories; <=10.6.5 and >10.6.5. Read that as SL less than 10.6.6 and 10.6.6 and beyond. The reason is that there are people (like me) who don't want to go near apple's (cr)app store and having it crammed down our throats so won't update beyond 10.6.5.
I'd like to suggest you subdivide the Snow Leopard category into two categories; <=10.6.5 and >10.6.5. Read that as SL less than 10.6.6 and 10.6.6 and beyond. The reason is that there are people (like me) who don't want to go near apple's (cr)app store and having it crammed down our throats so won't update beyond 10.6.5.
Why not a check box poll for them will more than one Mac?
Actually no. Yes I can ignore it but as best as I understand it it wouldn't ignore me! I believe it uses spotlight to scan your system to send info back to apple about what app store stuff needs updating. But I have not as yet seen any documented definitive information as to precisely what information about what's on your machine is being send back to apple. Yes, I'm paranoid. But that's the way I feel.Of course you do realize you can ignore the App Store, right?
There's always one.
If you're the paranoid type you should be much more concerned about the security updates that you've failed to apply rather than whatever data Apple may or may not be harvesting.Actually no. Yes I can ignore it but as best as I understand it it wouldn't ignore me! I believe it uses spotlight to scan your system to send info back to apple about what app store stuff needs updating. But I have not as yet seen any documented definitive information as to precisely what information about what's on your machine is being send back to apple. Yes, I'm paranoid. But that's the way I feel.
I'd like to suggest you subdivide the Snow Leopard category into two categories; <=10.6.5 and >10.6.5. Read that as SL less than 10.6.6 and 10.6.6 and beyond. The reason is that there are people (like me) who don't want to go near apple's (cr)app store and having it crammed down our throats so won't update beyond 10.6.5.
Actually no. Yes I can ignore it but as best as I understand it it wouldn't ignore me! I believe it uses spotlight to scan your system to send info back to apple about what app store stuff needs updating. But I have not as yet seen any documented definitive information as to precisely what information about what's on your machine is being send back to apple. Yes, I'm paranoid. But that's the way I feel.
Of course I could always disable spotlight I suppose or put app store stuff on a spotlight enabled volume. I haven't ruled that out but I do use spotlight sometimes and there would be some inconvenience with this approach.
My understanding was that the App Store App didn't check for updates until you opened up the App store. I hadn't really thought about what it used to check for updates, so Spotlight makes sense. But I don't hit the App store very often, but when I do I get a sense that my HDD is being scanned when I do - - I've assumed that's when it checks for updates, etc. Therefore, don't visit the store, don't get scanned.Actually no. Yes I can ignore it but as best as I understand it it wouldn't ignore me! I believe it uses spotlight to scan your system to send info back to apple about what app store stuff needs updating. But I have not as yet seen any documented definitive information as to precisely what information about what's on your machine is being send back to apple. Yes, I'm paranoid. But that's the way I feel.
Of course I could always disable spotlight I suppose or put app store stuff on a spotlight enabled volume. I haven't ruled that out but I do use spotlight sometimes and there would be some inconvenience with this approach.
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Did you know TextEdit regularly contacts Apple when you open it? Yes, really![]()
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.....
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I can't believe somebody didn't like the app store. That's my favorite thing on my iPad and iPhone and I was only too happy to see it come to OS X. The only thing I don't like is every app goes straight to the dock. Shouldn't I get to make that decision myself rather than clutter up my dock with stuff I can get just as quickly in Spotlight?
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I'd like to suggest you subdivide the Snow Leopard category into two categories; <=10.6.5 and >10.6.5. Read that as SL less than 10.6.6 and 10.6.6 and beyond. The reason is that there are people (like me) who don't want to go near apple's (cr)app store and having it crammed down our throats so won't update beyond 10.6.5.