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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by handrous on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:07PM (#29230431)
> Yeah that sucks, but on OSX side I have to restart my computer every week or so because of forced updates.

Huh? I think I restart my Mac for updates perhaps quarterly, and I can't recall it ever being forced.

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by moralestapia on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:13PM (#29230521)
Perhaps we live in different realities that happen to be connected through Hacker News.

In my timeline, Apple users have to deal with this -> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by prewett on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:31PM (#29230745)
But you don't have to update. The consequence is that every day you have to choose "Ask me later" on the notification that pops up once a day, but that's a lot easier than restoring everything I have open. I only update when I have to reboot for some reason.
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by ericd on Monday November 15, 2021 @04:38PM (#29233127)
This nagging is currently my #1 reason for considering switching away from OS X.
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by ahefner on Friday November 19, 2021 @12:47AM (#29274237)
The really weird thing is that I have an older iMac that seems to be powered on constantly (albeit with the screen off - I don't understand why) and also an M1 Macbook Air which does genuinely go to sleep with the lid closed. I seldom use either of them more than once every week or two. The iMac sporadically reboots itself without my consent, presumably to install updates. The Macbook Air has been running since the day it was delivered to my door without ever rebooting (100+ days uptime).
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by moralestapia on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:45PM (#29230952)
Sure, read the last paragraph of my original comment.
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