Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoMy petty gripe: forced software updates just make everything worsewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down19
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkMy petty gripe: forced software updates just make everything worsewww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareoctopus_ink@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-221 days ago No one remembers how vulnerable windows server and windows desktop OS’s were before they revamped updates? I remember how much it sucked when ignorant users ignored updates forever and MS didn’t really seem to give much of a shit about security anyway, yes. Nowadays MS is a great choice if you want to borrow a computer that someone else controls. Less so if you want a computer that is actually yours.
minus-squaresykaster@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·20 days agoFor most people it won’t matter, they just want something that works.
I remember how much it sucked when ignorant users ignored updates forever and MS didn’t really seem to give much of a shit about security anyway, yes.
Nowadays MS is a great choice if you want to borrow a computer that someone else controls. Less so if you want a computer that is actually yours.
For most people it won’t matter, they just want something that works.