Microsoft wants Automatic Update for Windows

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?

Comments

Put the blame on the ISPs where it belongs.

[nlinecomputers]

Isn't about time that we put the blame where it really belongs? On the damn ISPs! If we had decent email scanning and blocking of useless ports this shit wouldn't happen so much. Why does joe six pack need a port 135 open anyway. If you need the port you should ask to have it open otherwise most ports should be filtered by ISPs by default. Do that and hold ISP responsable when obvious virues pass through the smtp server and we wouldn't have a damn virus/worm problem.

Re:Not such a bad idea

[pmz]

Many people just want their computer to work, the way their car and dishwasher "just work".

Then, people should just buy a Mac and shut up. Microsoft is the "American car" of the computer world--i.e., the people who buy one should have read Consumer Reports, first.