Not good. I insist on being in complete control with either installing or updating the Mac OS, and with most of my applications that I use. Not having that option with updates anymore in Big Sur is a real bummer.
I'm not sure what control you've lost.
You can still install when you're good and ready, and the source is still Apple. albeit via a different d/l channel.
The only thing you've lost is the ability to save the d/l for later, and rerunning it has been chancy for years, anyhow.
I really like that I can download either the full installation file, the Combo Updater file, or the so-called "Delta" updater file myself, save it, and then when I am good and ready, launch it myself. I don't like Apple controlling that process. This new "convoluted" way that Appel wants to do it takes away that control, and for me, it is a big deal.
Oh well, I'll just stick with downloading the full installation file, and proceeding with its installation. Doing that, together with a recent SuperDuper! backup is a smooth process.
