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"Desktop" software hasn't caught up to the idea that you can have a network connection that a) goes away and b) can be expensive. What's to stop a native applic
by mprovost 6y ago
"Desktop" software hasn't caught up to the idea that you can have a network connection that a) goes away and b) can be expensive. What's to stop a native application from downloading a huge update as soon as you connect to 3/4/5/G? IOS and Android have ways of controlling this and mobile apps are written with this expectation from the ground up. Which is why I expect OSX will continue to converge with IOS/IPad OS and provide a more managed environment for apps to run in.
- InitialLastName 6y agoI haven't looked into it too deeply, but my (Win 10) laptop can tell when I'm tethering and goes into a "metered connection" mode, where at least the windows native apps don't connect without explicit interaction.