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ok wtf

I downloaded the firefox.dmg file to install firefox on my new mac (:wub:) and all it contains is a single file called 'firefox' which seems to be the entire application. are osx apps all self contained or something?

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i learned this stuff from my work in Steinberg Cubase SX :D I was almost shocked... I was looking all over to find Cubase installed.... but couldnt find how to run it... and then.. tada... one file!!

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You're not wrong. It's quite shocking sometimes to see the simplicity of MacOS after you've been using Windows for a while.

A couple of weeks ago I was mucking about with Basilisk II emulating MacOS8... imagine my surprise when, having installed an old version of Internet Explorer for MacOS, I discover dozens of MS libraries, files and folders scattered across the system folder.

It upset me to see MS poisoning MacOS by porting their filthy apps in such a way that they run in a similarly fragmented and disorganised manner as they do on Windows.

Incidentally, I think FireFox is great.

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