Bugs
>implying that earlier versions didn't have bugs
1.9.6's door bug is just another bug compared to the dozens of others that existed before bugfix prereleases
and it seems as if people don't even give a stuff about bugs since they eat up the prereleases anyway, and it also seems as if some people just don't get prereleases just because it's not an official release.
if this isn't the case, they could just choose not to update since it gives you the option now anyway.