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This method reduces testing burden by eliminating the combination of an old OS with new app. They might also see it as an incentive - perhaps new app features
by mrWiz 3y ago
This method reduces testing burden by eliminating the combination of an old OS with new app.
They might also see it as an incentive - perhaps new app features act as driver for OS adoption.
- cj 3y agoOn the flip side, zero-day WebKit security vulnerabilities require a full OS update to patch Safari. From a security perspective decoupling from OS updates seems advantageous.
- angulardragon03 3y agoRSRs [1] are sort of not this though. They’re still a bit weird, but can contain updates for WebKit and/or Safari in a very small update that installs very quickly. Also worth noting that WebKit is buried pretty deep in macOS (as it underpins a lot more than just Safari) so isn’t as easy to patch by itself. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-mk/guide/deployment/dep93ff7ea78/web https://support.apple.com/en-mk/guide/deployment/dep93ff7ea7...