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0 pointsandreyf15y ago0 comments

If you want it, you get it.

The people who want it are irrelevant. So are the people who don't want it. Both are minorities compared to the people who don't care, and just pick the default option. Chrome's default is to silently upgrade, and light a tiny orange dot when you need to restart.

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jamesbritt15y ago· 2 in thread

"Chrome's default is to silently upgrade, and light a tiny orange dot when you need to restart."

I ended up with IE8 because I ran Windows Update, not because I had some desire to get a new IE.

My guess is that most Windows users are going to let the updater run, and get new versions of IE.

andreyfOP15y ago

I ended up with IE8 because I ran Windows Update, not because I had some desire to get a new IE.

Exactly. Chrome updates faster because it does it with zero user input. It just happens whenever spare resources are available and politely lets you know when it's done. IE8 needs you to run Windows Update, which a significant number of users don't want the hassle.

jamesbritt15y ago

" IE8 needs you to run Windows Update, which a significant number of users don't want the hassle."

I think we're each arguing from incompatible anecdotes.

norswap15y ago

But when it comes to browsers, IE is the default option, so that shouldn't hurt them, really.

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