I was waiting for my old PC to boot up (5 years of crap tends to clog up the old arteries) and decided to clean the startup a bit. Seeing the amount of software there thats just an updater for this that and the other made think - "why can't there be a universal updater?".
One for all piece of software optimised for smooth running and low profile when it comes to resource clogging.
You install the universal updater (UU) and after that anything else you install that would normally want to keep an eye out for it's updates would then give the UU a link to the update server and information on it's current version. UU would then check for updates consecutively rather than all at once, thus keeping more of resources available for other taks. If one is available it would launch the necessary application to perform the update (asking your permission first if desired). With adequate funding UU could be made efficient and quick - user donations and small sign up fees paid by the software providers could take care of that.


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