Long-time users will remember the horror of the early Waves Central updates. V9.6 existed in a sweet spot where installation still felt relatively "old school." You could install your bundle, point your DAW to the folder, and go . There were fewer background services eating up your CPU.
Date: August 8, 2016 (Simulated Retrospective) Platform: OS X (El Capitan / Sierra Era) Waves Complete V9.6 -2016.08.08- OS X
If you are lucky enough to have an old Mac booting El Capitan with V9.6 loaded—hold onto it. You aren't behind the times; you are preserving a workflow. Long-time users will remember the horror of the