One historical point that the author missed: much of the auto-updating of on-device software started as a response to the speed at which the online SaaS compani

One historical point that the author missed: much of the auto-updating of on-device software started as a response to the speed at which the online SaaS companies were able to innovate: because they were changing their own computers, they didn’t feel the same need to get consent before making changes as the desktop software companies did.