https://www.recode.net/2017/9/19/16335054/elon-musk-software-hardware-upgrades-tesla-hurricane-irma-apple-ios11

A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry.

One of the most appealing aspects of many tech-based products is their ability to be improved after they’ve been purchased — just this morning, Apple released a flotilla of updates, turning up its iPhone software to iOS 11, its Apple Watch to watchOS 4, and Apple TV to tvOS 11, with a Mac OS update called High Sierra due on Monday. Whether it’s adding new features, making existing functions work better, or even just fixing the inevitable bugs or other glitches that often occur in today’s advanced digital devices, the idea of upgrades is generally very appealing.