[biktor_gj]

That is not true since Mojave. It will always tell you you have a pending update, it will dump a notification to update to Big Sur (already happened to me this morning), and it'll do it's best to confuse you to update.

Case in point: if you have catalina and you go to system preferences, system updates, you will have the big sur update in big, then some text on the bottom of the window saying something like "there are some other updates..." and then you'll see the security updates for your current OS

[tinus_hn]

Compared to Windows where the upgrade happens automatically.

[calciphus]

Saying "windows is worse" doesn't really mean Apple is fine here. This isn't a post about how a forced Windows update is bricking Microsoft-built hardware with no guaranteed rollback or recovery path.

This is a post about how a major software update from a vendor is breaking their own hardware, and from a company that prides itself on not needing to be a computer expert to use their products.

[tinus_hn]

> Saying "windows is worse" doesn't really mean Apple is fine here.

That’s why I didn’t say that.

[cute_boi]

windows also doesn't upgrade windows 8 to windows 10 like this . windows 10 to windows 10 isn't that breaking change so its fair and osx is not better than this since mojave.

[tinus_hn]

Except it does, which is why people made tools like this:

https://appuals.com/stop-windows-7-from-upgrading-to-windows...

[neogodless]

I guess because I've always used Professional, I have never been surprised or forced by an update.