There was a time when many apps on my system were updating like a bunch of kids looking for their mommy. What pita... :P
I'm sure there's just bunk software updates such as:
- More advertising.
- Faked support for customer lock-in. (Ohhh it's updating, that's a nice company.)
- Anti-piracy countermeasures.
- Insignificant code changes to keep programmers from being laid off.
- Dummy update to count number of users. (Also useful to estimate piracy level.)
I bet most updates are bullshit! So I've now disabled all updates. Anything that still wants to update gets blocked by the firewall. I now only update when there's a problem or have a real need for an update. Ex. Updating the LTSpice library.
Software is the only product I can think of with the update craze.
Do you take your car in and get it updated? Do you update your tv? Do you update your chainsaw, can opener, toilet?
I think the main reason for updates is $$$. Software companies need to know who's using their product and when. They can gauge this with updates.
Updates are a market analysis tool..
D from BC