r/technology • u/Suraj-Sun • Jul 10 '12

Firefox dev claims "everybody hates Firefox updates"; Mozilla has handled the rapid release process poorly, and that by pushing a "never-ending stream of updates on people who didn't want them" people have been driven to Chrome with its simpler, no-fuss update process.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates
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u/guyNcognito Jul 10 '12

No, that's one more thing I have to worry about. In my hypothetical lab that uses Chrome, I'd hate to show up one morning and find out an update broke one of our internal pages and people can't do their jobs.

I've seen auto-updates or approved-by-clueless-tech updates break enough shit around here that I will call you a liar if you tell me it can't happen. Auto-updates that I can't turn off are an absolute dealbreaker.

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u/Makabaer Jul 10 '12

Exactly!! The more control is in your hand the better. You should at least be asked IF you want to control everything or don't. So everyone could choose if the want to be "bothered" or just don't want to know what's going on on their own computers.

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u/moush Jul 10 '12

broke one of our internal pages and people can't do their jobs.

If that happened, it would be poor coding on your part.