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Originally Posted by SMcCandlish
For whatever reason, it's consistently the slowest download-and-install in MacUpdate Desktop; maybe it pulls from a specific URL that is slower than the one presently advised, I dunno. Specific symptoms are that the connection and DL are very slow to start (often several minutes), then slow to complete. I have a 200Mb/sec connection, so it's not that. Anyway, MacUpdate doesn't serve files from its servers, but from the developers'. If it's not using the best URL for this, then someone from the dev team should inform them of a better one to use. A frequent problem with sites like MacUpdate, Download.com, etc., is using outdated URLs from which to retrieve the packages to deliver.
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I've noticed the same slowdown on Linux. I can download the Windows installer in under a minute, but the download part of the Linux install takes 10+ minutes, even on the same computer. And yes, I'm using the "Binary Install" command on the Linux download page of Calibre's website, so I'm not even going through a third party like MacUpdate.
I've never complained about it because I don't update Calibre very often and never when I'm pressed for time, but that does lend credence to your theory that there's a slow connection somewhere on Calibre's end.