They have been in this steady march to pull people in using tricks/dark patterns, then the services they for people into are almost always half-assed and break for no obvious reason, with catastrophic results.
People don't accept these broken ass systems unless they have to. Look at how iPhones, Macs and Chromebooks made inroads. MS is going to lose out on the next generation of computing, but instead of improving, they are doubling down on the BS.
That's incredibly biased. Apple's ecosystem is rife with dark patterns. Ever seen the screen that allows you to say ask me later with an update and then just prompts you to enter your passcode so it will update anyway? Facebook wants my driver's license even though I know the email and username to an account. If you have an issue with Google, good luck getting a response from a human. It goes on and on. Microsoft is easily not the only one with these issues.
Regarding macOS updates: there’s “Try in an Hour”/“Try Tonight” which does the thing you describe and “Remind Me Tomorrow” which only notifies you a day later. Wouldn’t describe that as a dark pattern.
There's a lot to dislike about some Apple software, but it mostly works, kind of.
In comparison MS are legendary for user-hostile experiences that fundamentally don't work and are time-wasting black holes of frustration and lost productivity.
You can even turn off automatic updates on Apple systems. Microsoft lets you pause them for 35 days, then requires you to update before you pause them again.
They have been in this steady march to pull people in using tricks/dark patterns, then the services they for people into are almost always half-assed and break for no obvious reason, with catastrophic results.
People don't accept these broken ass systems unless they have to. Look at how iPhones, Macs and Chromebooks made inroads. MS is going to lose out on the next generation of computing, but instead of improving, they are doubling down on the BS.