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Microsoft wants Automatic Update for Windows

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the brace-yourself-for-trouble dept.

Edward Dao writes "After the embarassment of last week's blaster worm, Microsoft is weighing the possibility of automatic update. Microsoft not only wants to upload the latest patch on to users' computer but also installing it for them." This will work out really well for everyone I'm sure. Yikes! Can I at least press 'Ok' first?

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  1. Article says by panxerox · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Article says "unless the user specifically refuses to receive them" big bro is a knockin don't let him in. Besides if it did Id just block micro$ofts ip.

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  2. Truuuuust us... by medscaper · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Microsoft not only wants to upload the latest patch on to users' computer but also installing it for them.

    Well, we all know what a nice job Microsoft has done in the past of supporting individual machines.

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  3. Re:Bandwidth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    you are a fag, fuck you and your modem using kind. You are all wankers and should be hanged on your own RJ11 wire.

    You are the scum of the earth.

  4. Re:Three != scores by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Save their ass? I thought you were raping the country of its oil.

  5. Re:Bandwidth by dang-a-pin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Dude, you're a sad little Nazi for insisting that everyone happen to have an extra $40-$50 a month to spend on internet access. Where's your concentration camp for ISDN users? Get your head out of your parentally-funded ass and wipe it clean with the Toilet Paper of Justice! wipe. Wipe! WIPE!!!!!

  6. Ah Samrt Linux Users Rebuke YOu by linuxislandsucks · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ah before you go off on Linux users..

    It might help for you to remember on any multi users OS system one can log in just as a user !!!!

    Let us knwo when you might need help rmeoving your head from your *ss

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  7. Re:Not such a bad idea by Slightly+Askew · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    First, you forgot step 4) Profit!!!

    Ugh. I hate Microsoft. And, I'm a programmer who uses that platform! What does THAT tell you? ;)

    *In my best Sean Connery*

    "It tells me that penguin loving morons such as yourself should try reading MS books instead of burning them!"

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  8. Here's and idea for a worm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Here's an idea for a worm. Have sysems inpersonate the Microsoft automated update system and randomly sent bogus updates to Windows Systems. These might even have a chance of being as bad as some of the code M$ has foisted on users in the past.

  9. Re:Nothing New? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You did not comprehend one tiny bit of information involved in this issue. You better shut the fuck up, you're embarrassing.