My laptop battery died a few weeks ago. I removed it and kept using my Dell XPS 13 with no issues. Everything worked like a charm, so I wasn’t in a hurry to buy a new one.
Today, I got notified of a new firmware security update and decided to install it right away, but, apparently, you can’t update your Dell laptop’s firmware without a battery attached.
Blocking important security updates on perfectly capable hardware is just beyond stupid. But I guess it would be less of an issue if Dell batteries lasted more than a couple of years.