…s ecosystem. I don't trust Amazon to keep the library locked in place without making changes or deletions outside my control. There is already a precedent for Amazon updating book versions…
…For years, Samsung's refusal to support Google Cast was the single biggest user-experience tax on anyone in the Android ecosystem. By April 2026, that wall had finally come down. With…
…Nvidia did eventually address the related issues in the later driver updates, but that's exactly the point. Windows players never had to wait for a fix, because the Nvidia ecosystem already…
…I can still use excellent devices from big ecosystems when they make sense, but I no longer need to treat those ecosystems as walls. The brand becomes one detail among many, not…
…That changed after the April update Google rolled out. The update fixed a bunch of issues many of us had with the IDE, but more importantly, it introduced updated agentic permissions. That…
…improvements, but it ended up being one of the more messy update cycles of the entire year. On the productivity side, Microsoft confirmed that Remote Desktop connections were failing, Outlook had issues…
…A robust Proton ecosystem You won’t miss your Microsoft 365 plan Like Microsoft 365, the Proton ecosystem is designed to provide to suite of privacy-focused tools. For example, you can…
…It works like a distribution layer where you install, update, and manage tools in one place. Teams can lock this down with private marketplaces, which makes VS Code feel less like an…
…Between late 2025 and everything we've seen throughout 2026 so far, Windows updates have begun feeling less like maintenance patches and a lot more roulette spins that made it into production…
…VS Code checks for updates on a 12-hour fallback timer, immediately on startup, and on event-based triggers like product updates and connection changes. The worst of them, though, is the…
