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Re:Android developers can now force app updates by ryandrake on Thursday May 16, 2019 @12:27PM (#19930409)
I could almost be willing to agree that old versions shouldn’t expect to get bug fixes and tech support. But an old version should at least still work as it did the day it was released.

“The developer wants you to upgrade” is never a compelling reason to upgrade. Plenty of software gets worse and worse with every release, so it’s critical to at least allow users to stay on the older, better versions.

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Re:Android developers can now force app updates by Marsymars on Thursday May 16, 2019 @12:55PM (#19930672)
> But an old version should at least still work as it did the day it was released.

Developers can't commit to maintaining old web-facing APIs forever.

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Re:Android developers can now force app updates by kitsunesoba on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:32PM (#19932221)
Right, the line has to be drawn somewhere. I shouldn’t be locked into design decisions or be expected to write adapter code for a handful of users who insist on running a version of my app that was released two years ago.
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Re:Android developers can now force app updates by craftinator on Friday May 17, 2019 @03:32PM (#19942755)
Yeah, so don't worry about those edge cases. When their version stops working, they'll either update, because it isn't working, or they'll delete it; either way, problem solved.
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