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To state the obvious, not everybody has Chrome, and not everybody has or wants the newest version. That's how it should be. By implying that it's ok to assume o

To state the obvious, not everybody has Chrome, and not everybody has or wants the newest version. That's how it should be. By implying that it's ok to assume otherwise, you're (probably unknowingly) harming the community.

elvinyung 9y ago
Dumb (but genuine) question: why is it good that not everyone wants to be in the new version?
- jstimpfle 9y ago
  Just try not to presuppose more than is required. I might be unhappy with the newest version. Or, my device can't be updated due to technical or polital reasons. Or, the newer version does not work or is not available for my hardware or operating system. Or, I might actually be on a fork (or fake) of the software that isn't up-to-date yet. You see, there are tons of reasons...
  - sgt 9y ago
    In Chrome's case, I believe it auto updates. So you don't really have a choice unless you actively try to disallow it or switch of auto-updates.
    - jstimpfle 9y ago
      So I do have a choice, right? HN is a pretty technical forum -- not normally a place for ignorant-consumer type viewpoints (no offense intended). Case in point, my version of "Chrome" (chromium on Debian) does not auto-update (I think so - It's the normal way on Debian, although I don't really use chromium but firefox).
      - jcims 9y ago
        Why don’t you go ahead and restate what sgt said in a way that wouldn’t have set you off on this needlessly perjorative tangent.
        jstimpfle 9y ago
        Sorry, I'm just bad at leaving posts below my own ones unanswered. But actually I explained exactly what I thought was wrong with that (sgt's) comment and why I supposed it had been downvoted. I don't think there is a way of restating it -- OP has a perfectly valid point that does not need "nothing is wrong, just restart or install this thing that everybody needs to have" type rebuttals.
- zitterbewegung 9y ago
  It hasn’t passed certification by your IT departments employer

elvinyung 9y ago

Dumb (but genuine) question: why is it good that not everyone wants to be in the new version?

jstimpfle 9y ago
Just try not to presuppose more than is required. I might be unhappy with the newest version. Or, my device can't be updated due to technical or polital reasons. Or, the newer version does not work or is not available for my hardware or operating system. Or, I might actually be on a fork (or fake) of the software that isn't up-to-date yet. You see, there are tons of reasons...
- sgt 9y ago
  In Chrome's case, I believe it auto updates. So you don't really have a choice unless you actively try to disallow it or switch of auto-updates.
  - jstimpfle 9y ago
    So I do have a choice, right? HN is a pretty technical forum -- not normally a place for ignorant-consumer type viewpoints (no offense intended). Case in point, my version of "Chrome" (chromium on Debian) does not auto-update (I think so - It's the normal way on Debian, although I don't really use chromium but firefox).
    - jcims 9y ago
      Why don’t you go ahead and restate what sgt said in a way that wouldn’t have set you off on this needlessly perjorative tangent.
      - jstimpfle 9y ago
        Sorry, I'm just bad at leaving posts below my own ones unanswered. But actually I explained exactly what I thought was wrong with that (sgt's) comment and why I supposed it had been downvoted. I don't think there is a way of restating it -- OP has a perfectly valid point that does not need "nothing is wrong, just restart or install this thing that everybody needs to have" type rebuttals.
zitterbewegung 9y ago
It hasn’t passed certification by your IT departments employer