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I wholeheartedly agree with the article. Software companies have created a culture, where (some) users deliberately do not want to update their software. For t
by Aerroon 6y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with the article. Software companies have created a culture, where (some) users deliberately do not want to update their software.
For the last few major Windows updates I've had to reconfigure my sound setup, because the update breaks it by changing default sound devices and what feeds into what. Recently, a Chrome update (silently) broke an add-on that allowed me to easily switch audio devices for a tab. There are tons of other problems like that that I've run into.
I dread every software update for software that I use frequently.
- hkmurakami 6y agoUpdated Instagram on a whim. Instantly regretted having Reels shoved in my face with no way to remove it.
- _s 6y agoWhatsApp and enabling calls a few years ago, that one irked me the most.
- snovv_crash 6y agoWith lots of overseas friends and family, being able to do calls has been a lifesaver several times.
- gfxgirl 6y agoI agree with the upgrade hate on this page but ... There are lots exceptions. Instagram is a hosted image service not an app. There is an app, that app is just a front end for the service. Being a service it's no different than any other service. You go into a restaurant, you like the ambiance. You go back and they've remodeled and you no longer like it. You go to the bakery and enjoy the friendly person behind the counter. They quit and you don't like their replacement. etc...
- hkmurakami 6y agoThe distinction (imo) is that had I stayed on the old version I could have enjoyed the previous friendly person behind the counter whom I really liked for a few more months, and now I have no way of going back to that person :(