Comments on: Why is VMware Workstation 6.5RC1 a 544MB download? http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476 A little bit of everything: software, apps, usability, programming, design and whatever else Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toni http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476/comment-page-1#comment-968 Toni Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:28:10 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476#comment-968 Well, WS 6.5 for Windows is that big probably because it has both 32 and 64-bit versions in the same executable! You can see that the Linux versions are around 380 MB as they have separate versions for 32 and 64-bit systems! Well, WS 6.5 for Windows is that big probably because it has both 32 and 64-bit versions in the same executable!

You can see that the Linux versions are around 380 MB as they have separate versions for 32 and 64-bit systems!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476/comment-page-1#comment-656 Aaron Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:46:05 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476#comment-656 I suppose I should be thankful that it's not 2GB! :) I suppose I should be thankful that it’s not 2GB! :)

]]> By: Justme http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476/comment-page-1#comment-655 Justme Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:33:42 +0000 http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/476#comment-655 Welcome to software bloat....... think about it.... if WS5 to WS6 was 6 times the size, so..... that means WS6.5 could have been upto 2GB! to stay inline. :) As its only a .5 release, lets say 3 times the size, so thats only 1630mb! But yes a nearly 10 times increase in download size from WS5 to WS6.5 Welcome to software bloat…….

think about it…. if WS5 to WS6 was 6 times the size, so….. that means WS6.5 could have been upto 2GB! to stay inline. :)

As its only a .5 release, lets say 3 times the size, so thats only 1630mb!

But yes a nearly 10 times increase in download size from WS5 to WS6.5

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