Why, sure. And I'll bet you prefer to do your own vehicle maintenance, too.
But automatic updates aren't for you or me, or any of the other geeks here.
They're for everyone else.
But automatic updates aren't for you or me, or any of the other geeks here.
They're for everyone else.
That being said, I really like VS Code's approach of having auto-updates enabled by default, but making a switch to turn off the feature available for nerds like us who care.
That's the model to follow in my book.
Fortunately, you have choices. You can choose to avoid software and operating systems that feature automatic updates.
You can even write it yourself, if you wish: You're absolutely empowered to be absolutely in control of your things.
There's nothing stopping you.
I do avoid corporate overreach where it's practical (I have a dumb TV/vehicle/appliances/etc), but there will come a day when it's impossible to participate in society without giving in.
There's plenty of ways to get through life that don't involve computers or software or television.
You can choose differently than you have.
You make it sound like I can either have the stunted over commercialized shovelware thats on offer or I can choose to go live in a hut in the woods. Where's the middleground where we put a little market pressure on our corporate overlords so they make better widgets?
You want software that doesn't update itself on your computer? Nobody is going to stop you. Simply make it so.
(And if you're happy with your life, then what are you here bellyaching about?)