> Doesn't that leads to the situation on windows where every single app is phoning home at startup?
1) It's a setting/preference. The polite/respectful app developers will ask users whether they want to automatically check for updates.
2) It's periodic. Developers can set the default to whatever they prefer — daily, weekly, monthly, etc. — and again the polite developers may give the user an option here too.
1) It's a setting/preference. The polite/respectful app developers will ask users whether they want to automatically check for updates.
2) It's periodic. Developers can set the default to whatever they prefer — daily, weekly, monthly, etc. — and again the polite developers may give the user an option here too.