SAP_HR & EA-HR: why do they need to be synchronized?

Over the summer, we upgraded to ECC 6.0 SR3. We included numerous support packages, including SAP_HR ...43. However, not knowing what EA-HR was, we did not apply any support packages to EA-HR. Now, we need to plan for year-end, and the HRSP link discusses SAP_HR in tandem with EA-HR.
Although several threads in this forum mention the following link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60/helpdata/EN/44/4541e0bc511193e10000000a155369/frameset.htm
as an explanation of this topic, I must be saphelp-impaired, because I just don't see exactly what EA-HR is used for when going to this link. However, there must be SOME significance to EA-HR in particular, if it is mentioned in tandem with SAP_HR.
So, what I really want to know is whether I need to keep EA-HR up-to-date with support packages when I update SAP_HR with support packages. Naturally, I would like to know why (and what the impact is if I don't keep EA-HR up-to-date).
Tom K.

So, is there a SAP Note or some SAP guide/document that spells out what (sub)components are used for what functions? Do the EA-xxx components merely add functionality in the portal/web environment? When we were on 4.6C, we had perhaps a dozen components (e.g., SAP_BASIS, SAP_ABA, SAP_APPL, SAP_HR, IS-H). Now, we have over 70 (sub)components, with all of the old ones, plus new NetWeaver components (e.g., SAP_BW, SAP_AP, FINBASIS), plus new mystery components (e.g., EA-IPPE, EA-APPL, EA-HR, EA-RETAIL), along with a myriad of HR subcomponents (e.g., SAP_HRCFR, SAP_HRCFI, SAP_HRCDK). So, am I expected to keep all 70+ components and subcomponents updated every time that I update support packages? With no disrespect to other industries, why would I care if I keep IS-OIL up-to-date when we don't use it? Similarly, an oil company would not care about updating IS-H, unless they ran a hospital!
I'm just not catching on to the strategy. I'm guessing that all of us now running ECC 6.0 have been bloated with programs that we will never use. Are we to spend our time and energy and disk space updating scores of components that we will never be in our business plan? Is there a document with the SAP strategy for this?
Please forgive my frustration. I have yet to see how this has simplified anything.

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