No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs from booting

Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by thaumasiotes on Thursday September 26, 2019 @04:12PM (#21085006)

> we fundamentally haven't figured out how to manage updates in a way that meets requirements.

Depends whose requirements. The user's requirements are incredibly straightforward:

1. Never update; there's no benefit.

Updating is pushed on users anyway on the theory that they're connected to the internet, but it's not meant to help them. It's meant to help other people. Updates that help the user are generally provided on a pull model, and often charged for.

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by lazyasciiart on Thursday September 26, 2019 @04:15PM (#21085040)

Thats the first user requirement. You forgot this one

2. Never be vulnerable to known attacks.

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by thaumasiotes on Thursday September 26, 2019 @05:00PM (#21085483)

I didn't forget. That is not a requirement for most users. The whole idea of forcing people to update is that we don't want them to be vulnerable, so that their machines aren't used against us. The users commonly don't suffer negative effects from being exploited.

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Re:No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs fr... by lazyasciiart on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:47AM (#21088812)

Ransomware is big enough news that I don't think that's true even for very non-technical users.

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