Ok, a central store is a problem, but I don't get hn's bitterness about autoupdates.
I don't mind autoupdates of apps, especially sandboxed ones like Snaps, and especially when they can be rolled back if issues arise. Snaps do, in fact, allow for easy reverting to a previously used revision:
$ sudo snap revert vlc
vlc reverted to 3.0.5-1
It will even remain on the reverted version without updating until another version is published.
I don't mind autoupdates of apps, especially sandboxed ones like Snaps, and especially when they can be rolled back if issues arise. Snaps do, in fact, allow for easy reverting to a previously used revision:
It will even remain on the reverted version without updating until another version is published.