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It is a feature for the majority of non-HN users out in the real world. Anecdata being everyone's parents and grandparents, non-techie teens, etc. And even we w
by sudhirj 10y ago
It is a feature for the majority of non-HN users out in the real world. Anecdata being everyone's parents and grandparents, non-techie teens, etc. And even we would consider this a feature in other aspects of our lives - roads, power grids, telecom and infrastructure in general all auto-update in a manner of speaking. Personal property might not, but if first generation device owners grow up with auto-update they might not care. How many people on HN still complain about Chrome auto updating, btw?
- lisper 10y agoThe difference is: when Chrome updates, it doesn't force me to update everything else on my system. Apple uses a "version ratchet" to force you to update everything whether you want to or not.
- a_imho 10y agoPlease don't turn off your computer while updates are being installed is the single most cited reason in my environment for ditching a particular OS. I don't particularly subscribe to the narrative, there are these billions 'non-techie' users needing handholding by BigCo.