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You are exactly right. People used to be excited about updates. And if they didn't work out, you could roll them back. It's ludicrous that somehow everyone forg

You are exactly right. People used to be excited about updates. And if they didn't work out, you could roll them back. It's ludicrous that somehow everyone forgot how to do that now. And it's not just a technical problem, it's a cultural one. It's spread to open source software. When an update from Firefox destroyed certain user's Bookmarks files that they had spent years creating, the official response was that users should have made a backup. Using computers today is so much work. I have to be so vigilant about making backups because I can't trust that my data won't be destroyed by an update.

mehrdadn 8y ago
> People used to be excited about updates. They were? I guess service packs were kinda exciting, but for general updates this is news to me! :-) > And if they didn't work out, you could roll them back. Yeah, or you could just not decide not to install a particular one in the first place! Honestly, I think software developers in general (including but not limited to Microsoft) need to realize that they need to stop forcefully shoving updates down people's throats against their wills, and instead write updates that are so good that people will want to install them.