> I do think they would be surprised if that rest request failing meant that the program couldn't launch. I fully agree. The only point I was aiming to make wi

> I do think they would be surprised if that rest request failing meant that the program couldn't launch. I fully agree. The only point I was aiming to make with my original comment was that the mere act of a program connecting to the Internet “unexpectedly” is by no means abnormal. > That's kind of why I was thinking of Linux as cheating on some level. Windows/Mac programs basically can't do the same thing, since they don't have the same infrastructure. MacOS, at least, is definitely headed in that direction with its App Store and the move to Apple silicon.