![]() I mean all it does is tell you when an update is available and take you to the corresponding web page when you click on the link for the update. It’s a technocrat’s wet dream… or is it? You see three years ago I was all for this, I was one of the people who was saying, “Hey, look we can just automate this whole process and make it really easy for our users, and won’t it be great?” And I was disappointed at what I saw as the limited scope and vision of the proposed “update service”, which we now have. ![]() ![]() Users just get a little notification and then the update is downloaded and installed and they never even have to visit your website. “Check for Updates” first appeared in a Red Gate product around two years ago, or maybe a little longer, and when it was first mooted we did indeed consider an automated solution. Maybe somebody will have something intelligent to say on the topic. So why am I writing about this? Well somebody recently asked me about it and to be honest the entire topic makes me quite grumpy, so I thought, what the heck, I may as well post an opinion. ![]() On the other hand I’m not trying to be deliberately contrary, I’m just saying don’t take this as the official company line. ![]() Or, why doesn’t the Red Gate “Check for updates” service automatically download and install software updates?ĭisclaimer: everything in this post represents my view only and does not necessarily coincide with the viewpoint of Red Gate Software Ltd. Why Automatic Software Updates Suck - Simple Talk Skip to content ![]()
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