smsprague
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I'm also an "update-refuser" or whatever you want to call it... I'm on 6.2.x and it's now broken in the way that Green1 describes in the OP.
I have a non-AP car, and the changes they made to the dash for 7.x are rubbish... couldn't give two shits about the odometer (thanks for moving that to the center Tesla), and I'm not looking forward to having to scan around to find out what my remaining range is (moved from center to bottom left) or what gear (moved from center to bottom right) when I'm trying to keep my eyes up and forward, I'm sure it's a great UI if the car is driving itself on AP and you have nothing better to do then look around for that stuff. (Obviously it was done this way so they could be lazy and just slap the speedo UI overlay in the middle of the screen layout that they made for AP cars)
Aside from the shitty new UI, there is no new functionality or improvement for non-AP cars, so why would I want the upgrade?
A higher version number does not automatically equate to a better user experience (the majority of owners probably hit the upgrade button hoping it will improve (cause no change long before), or are indifferent and just upgrade so the nag screen goes away). There are tonnes of examples of this, new things are fixed and new things are broken with every release of the Linux kernel, Ubuntu, MacOS and Tesla's firmware... There's no reason to upgrade if there's no value to the user in upgrading; I say this as someone who develops software.
Edit: Also, I own the car, tesla has bundled a copy software on it, however there's no EULA or contract anywhere that says Tesla retained any right to do anything to my property without my permission.
I agree 100% but unfortunately I upgraded my non AP Tesla. I now have a big red car in the middle of the dash that does nothing. I am told it shows brake lights but with the car being red I can not tell. Still a great car though.