10.5.5 Combo Update - .dmg fails to mount

Downloaded the 10.5.5 Combo Update. The .dmg failed to mount. Error message says "not recognized."

Same Boat. I downloaded the Combo Update several times using different browsers such as Safari, Firefox, and even Opera. Same Error each time about "Invalid Checksum". I also downloaded and installed the new iPhone Update and now my iPhone battery lasts half as long. It seems to me that since leopard came out every time there is a new update it has not been tested properly and at least half of the people installing the update have problems. I also do regular maintenance on my computer using software programs such as Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro, Applejack, Onyx, and Socks. These bad updates are really starting to get old. I wish that apple would get these issues fixed PRIOR to releasing the updates...
I could be mistaken, but I don't recall as many errors and people having problems when there were updates to Tiger, Panther, Jaguar, or Puma. I suppose the fact that the OS that Apple is releasing next "Snow Leopard" is focused on Stability Issues and not new features tells the whole story. We'll all be shelling out another 129.99 for a new OS that is really just what this OS should have been in the first place; which means that, in the end, we're all really paying "$260.00" for a stable version of Leopard... I switched to Mac in 1993 to avoid these types of Windows-Like Issues. When Apple re-emerged after almost failing it appeared to me that they were focused on quality, but now I'm starting to wonder. It seems to me that the quality of Mac/Apple Products (including both Hardware & The OS) has really gone downhill...
David

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available on this Apple support page:
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