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Re:I've never felt less in control of my own hardware by jimmies on Saturday February 17, 2018 @10:16AM (#16401016)
That two can be decoupled. As the Google Maps example illustrated, there are ways/reasons that the app isn't updated, yet it still has an internet connection. The iPhone 4 is stopped at iOS 7, and most apps nowadays require iOS 9.

I think an one-month-old app that refuses to work is a bit too much.

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Re:I've never felt less in control of my own hardware by dageshi on Saturday February 17, 2018 @11:30AM (#16401358)
I'll be honest, I don't. A lot of apps fall into the category of "Glorified website with better performance because it's native", I don't have a problem with a website downloading a new version of itself every time I open it, same with apps frequently updating. It seems like a complete non issue to me.
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