As a user, the only "moving of goalposts" I see with regard to "software updates" is that as a consumer if I buy the device with software installed (including whatever latent defects that software may contain) the manufacturer believes it has the right to continually install updates. I did not buy the updates (new software). That was not part of the deal. I did not sign up for a subscription. I purchased a piece of hardware. And yet, there is an expectation, for lack of a better word, that I will "update", long after purchase, after the buyer's relationship with the manufacturer ends (no warranty in effect). Of course, these updates are always to benefit the manufacturer, by retaining an ability to track buyers after purchase. Surveillance capitalism.

I have no desire for any developer to have to do more work after the date of purchase to "fix" or "support" software. What I want is all the work to be done before selling the device. Quality control. Is this really too much to ask. I am not interested in purchasing what are effectively "works-in-progress".