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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by tinus_hn on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:52AM (#25109576)
You can turn automatic updates on or off. If they are turned on, they are automatic.
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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by happymellon on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:04AM (#25109645)
The point is the gpp

> Mac OS is not Windows, it doesn’t install automatically and the prompts are much more reasonable.

It does by default.

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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by tinus_hn on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:50AM (#25110281)
A significant difference is that on one OS you can change the setting from the default, while on the other you can’t.
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