Forced software updates just make everything worse
5 days ago
- #consumer frustration
- #software updates
- #technology
- Automatic updates often disrupt functionality without clear benefits.
- Updates can remove useful features or move them behind paywalls.
- There's a growing paranoia about updates reducing device performance.
- Smart appliances with wifi access raise concerns about unwanted updates.
- Forced changes in software are compared to absurd physical product downgrades.
- The author considers a more disconnected life to avoid corporate update intrusions.