brent what wetgeek does is basically what I do for flatpak
My situation is a lot simpler than yours or Geeks. I have four devices -- a Windows desktop, a Windows laptop, a Plasma laptop with an external monitor, and a Plasma "portable" external M.2 drive (my "computer-on-a-stick").
Windows pretty much takes care of itself, downloading and installing updates automatically. Plasma is a bit more work, because I have to click the "Update" button once a week or so when I'm notified that updates are available. I update my Edge and Zoom Flatpaks right after Plasma updates. Usually there's nothing to update -- Edge updates every couple of weeks and Zoom maybe every six to eight weeks. Not a big deal, and probably a lot less trouble than babysitting a script.
I can see how automated scripts would make Yal's life simpler, because I've worked with Windows in an enterprise environment where we locked down our computers tight and had to update thousands of computers simultaneously by pushing updates after testing, and because I used to be responsible for keeping the railroad's 15-20 Windows computers up to date, which was a pain in the butt during the off season when the computers were not used for the most part, so I had to go around every month, turn the computers on, run Windows Update, and then check after a few hours and turn them all off.
I can understand why automated updating would be of use to someone like Geek, with 7-8 devices running Plasma and who knows how many VM's to keep current. I have this vision of Geek scurrying around every Saturday trying to update all his devices and VM's, like a hamster with a new wheel. 🤣
But I'm dealing with two Solus devices, so I'm content to manually update.
brent Also: had no idea flatpak and windows were friends/compatible. I never thought MS would allow it.
Keep in mind that a Flatpak is a wrapper that does not directly distribute or alter a Windows application that is otherwise available for Linux users as a deb or rpm. Flatpaks don't violate proprietary licenses for that reason, and Microsoft isn't affected in terms of income because Microsoft SAAS applications are usually "free" to install but require the user to sign in and pay up to use the service. Flatpaks actually help Microsoft's income stream, rather than harm it, because Flatpaks mean more paying users.
