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What I think is a key contributing factor here is that we lost the ability to say "no" to updates. Before the modern era of appstores users could refuse to upda
by foxrider 5y ago
What I think is a key contributing factor here is that we lost the ability to say "no" to updates. Before the modern era of appstores users could refuse to update the app and in doing so throw a wrench into company's plans to just ruin the user experience.
- lucb1e 5y ago> we lost the ability to say "no" to updates we... did?
- spronkey 5y agoYes. Through a combination of increased network-dependence of apps, increased pace in general of updates, system-level updates that are required for security, app updates that are required for system updates and/or security, or simply because the app just ceases to function at all without the updates, and SaaS, we have in many ways lost the ability to say "no" to updates by remaining on older software.
- BugWatch 5y agoThis. So much this. I won't rant here again, but I have ranted about it here in the recent past. Having a dead man's switch in an app is particularly annoying, especially when the new version intentionally cripples the previous functionality.