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Don't those same problems also exist for explicit updates?

I suppose it's a mitigating factor on the part of requiring user opt-in, should a problem occur, but that's (IMO) only a fortunate side-effect. It's like saying that walking is better than driving, because if you run into something you'll only bruise your shins.



And opt-in updates also mean the ones that did get the faulty update hold onto it for much longer. ie, IE.




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