[ddebernardy]

> because they don't know how/don't care to update it

In this case the reality probably is closer to: because they don't know they should be worrying about it.

(Sample of one, obviously, but I certainly didn't know I should, and yet never got any kind of notification to that effect until I sought to delete the app a few weeks ago.)

It's so matter of factly on consumer devices that things just update themselves or nag you to do it from time to time, that it somewhat boggles the mind that it wasn't automated.

[disiplus]

i disabled the automatic update on my android device. i had a lot of apps installed and had the feeling something is updating all the time and trashing my battery life. and then there is problem that alot of times the new wersions are worse then older ones. i had the instance where newer versions of apps, had features removed because they now offer "pro" version, and also change the layout to cram more ads. so now im updating the app only if i notice that something is not working right.