An often over looked feature in a new OS, software updates.

With the operating system releases from the big three Microsoft, Apple, and Ubuntu I have noticed a step forward for updating your system and software. Granted all three have been doing this for years I just feel that in all of the cases it has improved all around with the newest release. Having your system up-to-date is very important for stability, improving performance, and protecting your Windows PC from the newest security threats. Here is a small over look at how I feel the three big OS’s handle this task. 

First off I am going to say even though Ubuntu is probably my least favorite of the three it does updating existing software and getting new software better than anyone out there.  I can’t understand why Apple and Microsoft hasn’t copied there way of installing and uninstalling software. Having it all in one place is so convenient that its hard not to love it, no more searching on the Internet for that program you want. Once you get the software you want the system does a good job looking for updates to all of your software, no matter the company who makes it. 

Unlike that Apple has a great software update feature to but I feel it  falls a little short of that. It does its job without any issues but it only seems to update software that was created by Apple themselves. Luckely there is a great program, the GOAT if you will, called AppFresh. AppFresh looks for updates for all of your software and updates them in a nice simple way inside of the program.  

 Microsoft has the most improved out of the three though. When ever you install drivers, software updates, system updates, etc its all saved in the new Windows Update. What I like about the update is that before you install an update you can get a full description of what it is you are getting, very nice. One issue I have with this is that sometimes it likes to install drivers twice for me thus it telling me there has been an error and so forth.