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Fat chance of that happening; when Microsoft really wants you to avail yourself of their new spinning, dancing start button, they will flag it as a "critical" update, or attach it as a rider to a critical security fix.

Apple does this too; that's why I haven't bought a Mac in many years.



Can you show just one example of that, an update marked "critical" but which sneaked in a new feature.


The C++-ABI-breaking libstdc++ from Mac OS 10.4 was backported to Mac OS 10.3 and pushed out in a hafta-havit security update -- but none of the compilers were. So any attempt to link C++ programs under Mac OS 10.3 suddenly broke.


So 13 years ago they broke a rarely used developer tool?

And they haven't done anything bad since? That sounds like Apple has it nailed.


"Update now to windows ten for free!"


How come? Apple issues security updates for older desktop OSes regularly. Furthermore, apple does not install new mac releases (e.g. Sierra) automatically. You have to install the Upgrade macOS app from the App Store. Sure there is a big banner above the security update screen which advertises the new version but you really do not have to install it. And it certainly does not trick you into installing it (in macOS, iOS is different). It just makes it easy and obvious how to upgrade.


Apple issues security updates for older desktop OSes regularly

In contrast to Microsoft?




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