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> People used desktop apps perfectly fine before the always-on phone-home era of nearly universal broadband. Yes, and people used cars perfectly well before se
by rkangel 3y ago
> People used desktop apps perfectly fine before the always-on phone-home era of nearly universal broadband.
Yes, and people used cars perfectly well before seatbelts. Except the people that died.
If your application is internet connected then you need a good update story so that (if nothing else) you can push out security updates. This is true of everything from embedded firmware to desktop apps.
- m3047 3y agoLet me continue your mangled analogy of the connected car and ask: should a braking profile be auto updated while the car is hurtling down the road in traffic at 60 miles per hour in a torrential downpour? Should the cloud make that determination or the operator?
- QuadmasterXLII 3y agoWhy is a screen recorder connected to the internet?
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