Not being confounded by choices they dont understand or care is also what they want.
Chrome and Firefox auto updating without user intervention by default is a good thing. If Chrome were to ask permission before downloading updates, many of them will just cancel it and get on with whatever they wanted to browse. If the system is compromised by malware because of an unpatched security issue, it is the vendor who takes the blame.
Chrome is a browser, not an OS. I don't run my software under Chrome, so I'm not as affected if it had issues with auto-updating (there rarely was anything, which is another point).
If Google were playing beta testers with Chromebooks and messing around like MS does, you'd think there would be anything positive written about them ?
Sure it is. So what? Are you going to pretend that they are the only ones affected? It hurts the rest of the internet when their machine is then used by hackers to attack others. It hurts the banking system and indirectly, small vendors when these people's credit card information is stolen and used to make fraudulent purchases.
Taking away the right of individuals to make bad decisions that harm others is the entire point of society.
