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		verdverm on May 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why aren't there more local PC apps? One reason is the ease with which a company can update software and keep the userbase on a consistent version. iirc, this was the driving force behind Salesforce doing this, who was the first to do this (iirc again)

wepple on May 21, 2024 [–]

+1 major win for security updates.

Remember when everyone had a thick-client adobe reader installed and updates weren’t automatic?

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