Source: Floppy Disk of Netscape Navigator. Prior to that you had to use a CD or floppy disk. Evergreen browsersīefore the advent of evergreen browsers, you would need to go to the manufacturer’s website and manually download and install the update. Ironically, this might be a situation where a craptop is conditionally forced to have a faster browser upgrade path.

This means that the laptop can go for months without needing a reboot. Like me, my coworker also uses a top-of-the-line laptop to get things done. They are prioritizing the quality of their overall computing experience, rather than catering to the demands of one specific app. It turns out they prefer to wait until they absolutely have to because of the disruption it would cause in their daily workflow. That’s the point of an “evergreen” browser, right? It’s easy to make sure you’re always using the latest and greatest version. I’ve asked some probing questions about how frequently they reboot, which would also force Chrome to update upon relaunch. When they are sharing their screen in a meeting, I find myself disassociating fixating on the red update button in their copy of Chrome.Ĭlicking this button would start the process to update Chrome to the latest stable version.

I have a coworker who is smart, capable, and technologically-literate.

The game of the angry red button