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The reason I recommend Chrome to all my non-techie friends is due to its automatic upgrades. I can be reasonably sure that my friend would be using a modern sec

by ahalam 16y ago

The reason I recommend Chrome to all my non-techie friends is due to its automatic upgrades. I can be reasonably sure that my friend would be using a modern secure browser at all times.

gkanai 16y ago
Firefox has had automatic (prompt-required) updates since 1.0.
- Splines 16y ago
  Granted, but the way Chrome updates itself in the background is magical.
  - WalterGR 16y ago
    ...for some definition of magical. Every time Chrome auto-updates itself, I notice it because it exposes some new "fit and finish" bug. The update to Chrome 7, for example, broke the Bookmark Manager if you have your font size increased - e.g. due to eyesight issues. The update to 7.0.517.44 (or maybe an earlier version? I have no idea) changed the word boundaries used when selecting text using the keyboard. It's frustrating.
  - Xuzz 16y ago
    Open source magic? http://code.google.com/p/omaha/ http://code.google.com/p/omaha/
- jamesaguilar 16y ago
  Meh to prompts. They are a usability nightmare -- they come at the exact time they are most inconvenient: when I am using the browser. And for 99% of people the answer should always be yes. You should have to specifically opt in to prompting and the default should be silent automatic updates.
- toolate 16y ago
  Firefox's prompts are a pain in the neck. "Do you want to install the latest Firefox?" No! I want to browse the web. That's why I opened my browser. Every time I get that message I groan because I know I should upgrade but I don't want to sit through a download, install and browser restart. I always thought a "upgrade Firefox on next restart" checkbox which downloaded in the background and kicked off the installer on browser shutdown would be nice.
  - chousuke 16y ago
    Firefox 4 does upgrades automatically just like Chrome
- robin_reala 16y ago
  The Mozilla guys wanted to get automatic no-prompt updates in for Windows for Fx4, but it looks like it might slip to the next version…

by ahalam 16y ago

The reason I recommend Chrome to all my non-techie friends is due to its automatic upgrades. I can be reasonably sure that my friend would be using a modern secure browser at all times.

gkanai 16y ago

Firefox has had automatic (prompt-required) updates since 1.0.

Splines 16y ago
Granted, but the way Chrome updates itself in the background is magical.
- WalterGR 16y ago
  ...for some definition of magical. Every time Chrome auto-updates itself, I notice it because it exposes some new "fit and finish" bug. The update to Chrome 7, for example, broke the Bookmark Manager if you have your font size increased - e.g. due to eyesight issues. The update to 7.0.517.44 (or maybe an earlier version? I have no idea) changed the word boundaries used when selecting text using the keyboard. It's frustrating.
- Xuzz 16y ago
  Open source magic? http://code.google.com/p/omaha/ http://code.google.com/p/omaha/
jamesaguilar 16y ago
Meh to prompts. They are a usability nightmare -- they come at the exact time they are most inconvenient: when I am using the browser. And for 99% of people the answer should always be yes. You should have to specifically opt in to prompting and the default should be silent automatic updates.
toolate 16y ago
Firefox's prompts are a pain in the neck. "Do you want to install the latest Firefox?" No! I want to browse the web. That's why I opened my browser. Every time I get that message I groan because I know I should upgrade but I don't want to sit through a download, install and browser restart. I always thought a "upgrade Firefox on next restart" checkbox which downloaded in the background and kicked off the installer on browser shutdown would be nice.
- chousuke 16y ago
  Firefox 4 does upgrades automatically just like Chrome
robin_reala 16y ago
The Mozilla guys wanted to get automatic no-prompt updates in for Windows for Fx4, but it looks like it might slip to the next version…