How is that a dark pattern? Are you going to say that Chrome and Firefox auto-updates are a dark pattern too?
Keeping people on the latest version of your software has very clear benefits to both you and your users. Unfortunately, as we see here, it can also have downsides. Ultimately it's up to the developer to decide what trade off works best for them. Input from users is important, but it's not the users' decision.
Keeping people on the latest version of your software has very clear benefits to both you and your users. Unfortunately, as we see here, it can also have downsides. Ultimately it's up to the developer to decide what trade off works best for them. Input from users is important, but it's not the users' decision.