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Re:Apple has stopped providing standalone installers for mac... by amelius on Thursday December 17, 2020 @08:24PM (#25462715)
> Users tend to be happy when their system is reliable.

Reliability is only one axis. Focus too much on one aspect, and increasingly fewer people will be happy.

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Re:Apple has stopped providing standalone installers for mac... by bredren on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:08PM (#25463742)
Security is another.

If the last week has been any indicator, this property of software product value is very hard to provide and its value greatly underestimated.

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