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kryptiskt • yesterday at 2:54 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I'm not being sarcastic when I say that Apple should copy Windows Update, I have no idea how they have got this far without a method to add small patches outside monolithic OS updates.


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tedd4u • yesterday at 4:03 PM

They have it. It’s called Xprotect. I’m surprised it hasn’t been used to remove the bad certs.

https://fullmetalmac.com/cybersecurity/macos-security/xprote...

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tonymet • yesterday at 3:29 PM

Microsoft even has multiple express channels. For example Windows Defender definitions are practically real-time

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reaperducer • yesterday at 3:25 PM

I have no idea how they have got this far without a method to add small patches outside monolithic OS updates.

You're either not an Apple user, or never noticed Settings → General → Software Update → Automatic Updates

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