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<blockquote data-quote="EvenStranger" data-source="post: 1171681" data-attributes="member: 181804"><p>Apple recommends developers use application packages, with most of the support files embedded with the application. So Firefox is actually Firefox.app, which is a folder pretending to be an application, with its support files and executable inside. That allows a user to uninstall an app by simply dragging it to the trash. A DMG file is similar to a windows ISO, a virtual disk, and if a file doesn't have a specific installer, it will most likely be a drag and drop install.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EvenStranger, post: 1171681, member: 181804"] Apple recommends developers use application packages, with most of the support files embedded with the application. So Firefox is actually Firefox.app, which is a folder pretending to be an application, with its support files and executable inside. That allows a user to uninstall an app by simply dragging it to the trash. A DMG file is similar to a windows ISO, a virtual disk, and if a file doesn't have a specific installer, it will most likely be a drag and drop install. [/QUOTE]
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