Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 7th May 2009 08:24 UTC
When Google released the first version of its Chrome web browser, many eyebrows were raised over the fact that it updated itself automatically and silently, in the background, without user intervention or even so much as a notice. As it turns out, this has been a brilliant move by Google, as Chrome users are the most likely to have up-to-date installations of their browser, followed at a respectable distance by Firefox users. Safari and Opera trail behind significantly.
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Member since:2006-01-11
I would instead prefer auto-updates like Chrome with the ability to change the setting for users who wants to.
I, too, would prefer if Google Update provided settings for frequency and notifications. Vote for relevant bugs here:
http://code.google.com/p/omaha/issues/list
(edit: fixed the link)
Edited 2009-05-07 09:44 UTC
Member since:2007-03-20
This is the best solution for most people.
You simply can't trust the average user to update their installated apps, have silent updates as the default with the option to turn them off somewhere deep in the preferences menus. Don't give average users the chance to reject an update, otherwise they might end up constantly ignoring it if they consider it to be annoying.
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Member since:2005-11-01
Even though i personally find it intrusive that software updates itself (even if you turn it off, acrobat anyone?) i find it a nessessity in this day and age that browsers keep themselves uptodate. I will find a way to turn it off, but the average joe won't know or care. So the fact that her/his browser keeps itself uptodate security wise, is a good thing for all of us!
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2007-09-23
I would instead prefer auto-updates like Chrome with the ability to change the setting for users who wants to.
Cause we all know that average Joe will go with defaults, and they need updates the most. So to protect ME from spam and botnets, I want all the Joes out there to have updated software. And we will only get that if we just skip asking about it.