>> I don't buy that. Regular OS updates can weigh in at upwards of 30MB.
>> While this is still a factor of 20 less than a full Xcode distribution, an
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> the impact, even if the audience is only 1% of the size, of Apple's
> worldwide developer base pulling down 750M each in a 48-hour window.
> > Imagine
> > the impact, even if the audience is only 1% of the size, of Apple's
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> In any case, 1% is probably an extreme over-estimate,
Just took it from your post.
> as is 750MB,
The size of the last Xcode download.
> just as 48 hours is an under-estimate.
My projection of the window during which developers would be trying to
download an Xcode update if they became aware of it through SU based on
the totally anecdotal observation I've made of developer behavior.
But it's all speculation on both our parts as far as I know. Possibly
amusing, but unlikely to actually be productive, yeah?
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Michael Ash - 23 Aug 2005 09:27 GMT
>> > Imagine
>> > the impact, even if the audience is only 1% of the size, of Apple's
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> Just took it from your post.
It was meant as an extreme over-estimate in that post as well.
>> as is 750MB,
>
> The size of the last Xcode download.
Compare the size of OS X (several GB) to the size of even a large combo
updater (117MB for the 10.3.9 updater). Xcode updates will probably
replace more stuff, but it will still be significantly smaller.
>> just as 48 hours is an under-estimate.
>
> My projection of the window during which developers would be trying to
> download an Xcode update if they became aware of it through SU based on
> the totally anecdotal observation I've made of developer behavior.
My observation is that developers have been burned by installing updates
on their work machines and try to hold off until they hear back about how
they work. But people are different.
> But it's all speculation on both our parts as far as I know. Possibly
> amusing, but unlikely to actually be productive, yeah?
Indeed. I have no illusions about the actual *usefulness* of this sort of
usenet discussion. :)