Ahh, the spotlight feature. I was thinking you guys were referring to something different. Although I don't get that, possibly because it's disabled by default on the pro version. If this is people biggest problems with Windows 10 they need to get a grip. This is nothing compared with paying to see a movie, waiting at an airport, browsing the web, watching video online...
Sell a man a book, app, or online video and he'll enjoy it until you recall it, turn it off or abandon it.
Don't buy DRM content if you don't want to. You won't be buying much entertainment material soon enough. Most don't give a damn about a 5+ year old title which is why they are discontinuing it.
It's funny how people cry over a $40-$60 title but there the first ones to line up at the Apple store to buy the next iPhone for $800.
Why do people keep white-knighting large corporations like this?
Nobody is white-knighting anything. The idea that companies should keep services alive for less than 1% of it's original user base is ridiculous.
Most people here will spend $800 every 2 years to replace their cell phone but god forbid they have to purchase another $60 title they used for over 5 years and spent 500 hours playing.
A year later and Windows 10 is still buggy as shit
You either don't use it, don't know how to update your drivers or have hardware as old as Windows XP. If my grand parents, uncles and ants can install and use the OS successfully, I have to assume you either fall in the minority of users who had a bad experiences or you are less skilled with technology than the baby boomers I spoke off.
At the end of the day I believe in numbers and the numbers are showing 350 million devices running Windows 10 and according to surveys, Windows 10 has a majority of satisfied users.
I believe they are working 2 different angles with apks being one of them.
The reality is that they look like the black sheep at this point. Convincing people to buy their product will require them to give a lot of it for free.
It's really unfortunate and I'm one of the Windows mobile user moving away due to their failure at grabbing a substantial portion of the market. I gave them a shot and they can't seem to overcome the hurdle.
Unfortunately I feel that neither Android or IOS fits the bill for every user. Android is flexible and has a huge apps list but it still lacks consistency between devices and OS versions. Additionally their backup/recovery system although better than before is still clunky between major OS versions. The UI still feels like a cheap rip off of the IOS UI and the device manufacturers don't support the OS after the release of new devices. On the other hand, IOS has a very nice UI and lots of apps but lacks the flexibility. The need for iCloud or iTunes or both and the lack of wanting to comply with industry standards makes me cross them off the list right away. Having said that the device I see most fitting away from Windows Mobile is the Samsung Note.
I have worked with all devices and I personally preferred the Windows UI over all other UIs. The Windows phone was a functional phone that simply lacked niche applications and that is it's demise. Instead of spending hundreds of millions on ads they should have worked with the major carriers to have them sell their phones. Additionally they needed to have their own dev team make all the missing apps until popularity picked up.
As far as it being a problem, consumers can obtain some pretty incredible upload speeds these days
Most services have a high download rate and a low upload rate. Additionally, many services provide burstable connectivity which is horrible for hosting gaming servers.
I really don't see the need to host your own server in today's wide availability of servers. Gaming companies don't cater to the minority, they cater to the majority because that's what makes the games lucrative and stable.
There are still indie companies out there that make games where you can self host (such as Rust) but the cost of hardware + connectivity is so high you may as well rent a server.
I know I didn't mention it in this post but I did mention in other posts that authentication codes are critical to any password protection. The usage of said code can be partially automated. I see the mobile device being the point of authentication. It's the most logical place for it at the moment.
You are talking about what might be, rather than what is.
The point is that it doesn't have to be this way. Accounting departments have been using key generators since the 90s for dealing with banking. This tech is available now we just need to force it down end user's throat. The first step is to introduce it as OPTIONAL and move towards MANDATORY as the users opting in increases. This will reduce the learning curve since the initial users will help those newly introduced to the new method.
But they are not being deployed and will not because there are strong forces of industry, government and laziness preventing that happen
You nailed it.
In the meantime, a password manager is an effective tool.
And as long as that's the means, only a small percentage of users will comply with "the correct way to secure yourself".
I like the idea of being able to use one password even though it's a terrible idea.
Human nature fails to allow computer security to work even if every single device and service is 100% safe. I would never recommend one password for all but I think most people can easily manage 3 - 5 passwords. Biometric offers the best "password" available with the most ease of use. Injuries = failure to login but that's why the good biometric solution I've seen offer two biometric signatures.
Password input will be a story of the past within 15 years. Unfortunately we are still dealing with a large number of people who fail to adapt to the simplest technological concepts such as ATM banking.
I keep track of over 200 passwords, using a password manager. Why aren't you?
Technology people who think security challenges should be unreasonably transferred over to end users live in a bubble. It's our responsibility to provide reasonable solutions to large problems such as security. Expecting end users to manage password lists is unreasonable. Teaching them how to use a mobile device to receive authorization codes is probably the most reasonable compromise I think of. Facebook, Google, Microsoft have all applied this option to account authentication and I find it reasonably simple. There are obviously some issues with it such as requiring a device with access to the authenticator software but as far as I can see it's the best we have at the moment. Biometric is also another good solution but it's availability on existing devices is lacking to say the least.
So to answer your question. NO, I do not manage 200 passwords because that's just ridiculous.
It isn't sad, it's unfortunate that we have to avoid reusing of passwords.
I just finished moving all my accounts from one email to another. That was 53 different accounts I had to manage. Can you imagine keeping track of 53 different passwords. I have 4-5 passwords I use. One for my banking, one that I don't care if they take my account, one for entities I trust, one for entities I trust less.
If we could trust all entities to secure their shit then we could all use one password but we all know it's impossible to secure everything so this strategy will have to hold for now;.
You are saying that a hardware manufacturer should be supporting their hardware past their end of life for a piece of software that didn't exist when they built the hardware and for which it was never designed for
Although I can easily side with you and I want to, there is an expectation from customers to have the ability to perform at least one OS upgrade. This expectation stems from the fact that most PC hardware appears to be upgradable 2 OS generations. ASUS, HP, Dell have all displayed this over and over again. If Samsung wants to deal with the PC market the same way they do their mobile market they may drive themselves out of the market.
Until video streams start requiring a valid "TV Everywhere" username and password issued by your participating cable or satellite provider
Current model is sustained by ads which is the point I was making.
Since the days of newspapers and magazines, the deal is that advertisers and subscribers split the cost of creating the work of authorship and distributing it either as copies or as a broadcast. Neither advertisers alone nor subscribers alone can sustain it at a competitive price.
What does this have to do with a television? I'm buying hardware. What do I get more for letting you advertise on my hardware?
How does that change anything? Samsung picked them so it's their responsibility to deal with the supplier to satisfy their customers. Otherwise they can choose to do nothing and hope for repeat business.
2012 Fusions still have problems and Ford will not stand behind fixing the issues
Yes but the point is it's their problem. Whether their solution is valid or not is how you judge the company's after sales service. When the explorer had tire issues they handled it, not Firestone. Ford themselves went to Firestone after and got compensation.
Still, it's Samsung's fault just like Ford's 3rd party "entertainment system" is their fault. The company that packaged it is who should fix the issue.
Exactly. They picked the supplier, not the customer.
it is unclear that Samsung is on the hook to write any drivers at all
How do you figure? The users aren't the ones who picked the chipset and put it into their hardware. Car companies have the same challenges and they don't point fingers at the supplier, instead they resolve the problem internally or work with another supplier to achieve the required results.
I don't know that Samsung falls in this category but I've often seen H/W manufacturers put products on the market, undercutting the competition and then not accounting for the need to keep some $$ for ongoing support (OCZ, Saphire, Retail+...). For that reason I put the fault on the company that puts out the product. It's for them to setup deals with lasting support (within reason).
This is why linux people get so bent out of shape over proprietary drivers being a blight
No, they get bent out of shape because they can't run their crap at $0 cost. The corporate Linux techs get Linux certified hardware which comes with open source drivers. Last I checked Broadcom and Realtek both provide open source versions of their drivers.
What do I get for them to advertise on my hardware? On youtube I get free video streaming, on cable I get lower cost content (could be argued), on CNN I get free news...
What are the ads paying for that I haven't already paid for?
They are bad if they force the updates and they are bad if they don't.
I've personally never heard this complaint until now. I have not changed the defaults and the popup will come up once in a while and can dismiss it. If I leave the computer idle for a period of time at night it will reboot which I believe is very acceptable.
But you are right, this won't move people from buying a MacBook to buying an ASUS laptop. It will move some people from buying a heavy Windows laptop to buying an ASUS laptop.
Actually I disagree only because of the complaining I've heard from students not wanting to spend on a platform they felt didn't allow them to do everything. Web and graphic design students are often enticed to purchase a MacBook (in some programs they are forced to) and for many that's just not what they want. They much rather have the same specs running on Windows at a lower cost. The key to compete with Macbooks is matching specs, lower price and good reviews. Do this for a few generation of the product and you'll win Apple customers over. The fanboys will always be fanboys no different than Linux or MS fanboys.
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Exactly. I think the haters will hate no matter what. This is no invasive by any means and can easily be disabled.
Ahh, the spotlight feature. I was thinking you guys were referring to something different. Although I don't get that, possibly because it's disabled by default on the pro version. If this is people biggest problems with Windows 10 they need to get a grip. This is nothing compared with paying to see a movie, waiting at an airport, browsing the web, watching video online...
Sell a man a book, app, or online video and he'll enjoy it until you recall it, turn it off or abandon it.
Don't buy DRM content if you don't want to. You won't be buying much entertainment material soon enough. Most don't give a damn about a 5+ year old title which is why they are discontinuing it.
It's funny how people cry over a $40-$60 title but there the first ones to line up at the Apple store to buy the next iPhone for $800.
Why do people keep white-knighting large corporations like this?
Nobody is white-knighting anything. The idea that companies should keep services alive for less than 1% of it's original user base is ridiculous.
Most people here will spend $800 every 2 years to replace their cell phone but god forbid they have to purchase another $60 title they used for over 5 years and spent 500 hours playing.
I don't have the ads you speak of so I honestly don't know what you're talking about.
A year later and Windows 10 is still buggy as shit
You either don't use it, don't know how to update your drivers or have hardware as old as Windows XP. If my grand parents, uncles and ants can install and use the OS successfully, I have to assume you either fall in the minority of users who had a bad experiences or you are less skilled with technology than the baby boomers I spoke off.
At the end of the day I believe in numbers and the numbers are showing 350 million devices running Windows 10 and according to surveys, Windows 10 has a majority of satisfied users.
I believe they are working 2 different angles with apks being one of them.
The reality is that they look like the black sheep at this point. Convincing people to buy their product will require them to give a lot of it for free.
It's really unfortunate and I'm one of the Windows mobile user moving away due to their failure at grabbing a substantial portion of the market. I gave them a shot and they can't seem to overcome the hurdle.
Unfortunately I feel that neither Android or IOS fits the bill for every user. Android is flexible and has a huge apps list but it still lacks consistency between devices and OS versions. Additionally their backup/recovery system although better than before is still clunky between major OS versions. The UI still feels like a cheap rip off of the IOS UI and the device manufacturers don't support the OS after the release of new devices. On the other hand, IOS has a very nice UI and lots of apps but lacks the flexibility. The need for iCloud or iTunes or both and the lack of wanting to comply with industry standards makes me cross them off the list right away. Having said that the device I see most fitting away from Windows Mobile is the Samsung Note.
I have worked with all devices and I personally preferred the Windows UI over all other UIs. The Windows phone was a functional phone that simply lacked niche applications and that is it's demise. Instead of spending hundreds of millions on ads they should have worked with the major carriers to have them sell their phones. Additionally they needed to have their own dev team make all the missing apps until popularity picked up.
No, it's the definition. The media is using the word properly.
The process for achieving a DDoS requires what you would like to consider "hacking".
The actual definition of hacking however includes any computer crime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
As far as it being a problem, consumers can obtain some pretty incredible upload speeds these days
Most services have a high download rate and a low upload rate. Additionally, many services provide burstable connectivity which is horrible for hosting gaming servers.
I really don't see the need to host your own server in today's wide availability of servers. Gaming companies don't cater to the minority, they cater to the majority because that's what makes the games lucrative and stable.
There are still indie companies out there that make games where you can self host (such as Rust) but the cost of hardware + connectivity is so high you may as well rent a server.
I know I didn't mention it in this post but I did mention in other posts that authentication codes are critical to any password protection. The usage of said code can be partially automated. I see the mobile device being the point of authentication. It's the most logical place for it at the moment.
You are talking about what might be, rather than what is.
The point is that it doesn't have to be this way. Accounting departments have been using key generators since the 90s for dealing with banking. This tech is available now we just need to force it down end user's throat. The first step is to introduce it as OPTIONAL and move towards MANDATORY as the users opting in increases. This will reduce the learning curve since the initial users will help those newly introduced to the new method.
But they are not being deployed and will not because there are strong forces of industry, government and laziness preventing that happen
You nailed it.
In the meantime, a password manager is an effective tool.
And as long as that's the means, only a small percentage of users will comply with "the correct way to secure yourself".
I like the idea of being able to use one password even though it's a terrible idea.
Human nature fails to allow computer security to work even if every single device and service is 100% safe. I would never recommend one password for all but I think most people can easily manage 3 - 5 passwords. Biometric offers the best "password" available with the most ease of use. Injuries = failure to login but that's why the good biometric solution I've seen offer two biometric signatures.
Password input will be a story of the past within 15 years. Unfortunately we are still dealing with a large number of people who fail to adapt to the simplest technological concepts such as ATM banking.
I keep track of over 200 passwords, using a password manager. Why aren't you?
Technology people who think security challenges should be unreasonably transferred over to end users live in a bubble. It's our responsibility to provide reasonable solutions to large problems such as security. Expecting end users to manage password lists is unreasonable. Teaching them how to use a mobile device to receive authorization codes is probably the most reasonable compromise I think of. Facebook, Google, Microsoft have all applied this option to account authentication and I find it reasonably simple. There are obviously some issues with it such as requiring a device with access to the authenticator software but as far as I can see it's the best we have at the moment. Biometric is also another good solution but it's availability on existing devices is lacking to say the least.
So to answer your question. NO, I do not manage 200 passwords because that's just ridiculous.
I still don't think it's a reasonable solution for the masses.
Sad that theres so much password reuse
It isn't sad, it's unfortunate that we have to avoid reusing of passwords.
I just finished moving all my accounts from one email to another. That was 53 different accounts I had to manage. Can you imagine keeping track of 53 different passwords. I have 4-5 passwords I use. One for my banking, one that I don't care if they take my account, one for entities I trust, one for entities I trust less.
If we could trust all entities to secure their shit then we could all use one password but we all know it's impossible to secure everything so this strategy will have to hold for now;.
You are saying that a hardware manufacturer should be supporting their hardware past their end of life for a piece of software that didn't exist when they built the hardware and for which it was never designed for
Although I can easily side with you and I want to, there is an expectation from customers to have the ability to perform at least one OS upgrade. This expectation stems from the fact that most PC hardware appears to be upgradable 2 OS generations. ASUS, HP, Dell have all displayed this over and over again. If Samsung wants to deal with the PC market the same way they do their mobile market they may drive themselves out of the market.
Until video streams start requiring a valid "TV Everywhere" username and password issued by your participating cable or satellite provider
Current model is sustained by ads which is the point I was making.
Since the days of newspapers and magazines, the deal is that advertisers and subscribers split the cost of creating the work of authorship and distributing it either as copies or as a broadcast. Neither advertisers alone nor subscribers alone can sustain it at a competitive price.
What does this have to do with a television? I'm buying hardware. What do I get more for letting you advertise on my hardware?
How does that change anything? Samsung picked them so it's their responsibility to deal with the supplier to satisfy their customers. Otherwise they can choose to do nothing and hope for repeat business.
2012 Fusions still have problems and Ford will not stand behind fixing the issues
Yes but the point is it's their problem. Whether their solution is valid or not is how you judge the company's after sales service. When the explorer had tire issues they handled it, not Firestone. Ford themselves went to Firestone after and got compensation.
Still, it's Samsung's fault just like Ford's 3rd party "entertainment system" is their fault. The company that packaged it is who should fix the issue.
Exactly. They picked the supplier, not the customer.
it is unclear that Samsung is on the hook to write any drivers at all
How do you figure? The users aren't the ones who picked the chipset and put it into their hardware. Car companies have the same challenges and they don't point fingers at the supplier, instead they resolve the problem internally or work with another supplier to achieve the required results.
I don't know that Samsung falls in this category but I've often seen H/W manufacturers put products on the market, undercutting the competition and then not accounting for the need to keep some $$ for ongoing support (OCZ, Saphire, Retail+...). For that reason I put the fault on the company that puts out the product. It's for them to setup deals with lasting support (within reason).
This is why linux people get so bent out of shape over proprietary drivers being a blight
No, they get bent out of shape because they can't run their crap at $0 cost. The corporate Linux techs get Linux certified hardware which comes with open source drivers. Last I checked Broadcom and Realtek both provide open source versions of their drivers.
What do I get for them to advertise on my hardware? On youtube I get free video streaming, on cable I get lower cost content (could be argued), on CNN I get free news...
What are the ads paying for that I haven't already paid for?
They are bad if they force the updates and they are bad if they don't.
I've personally never heard this complaint until now. I have not changed the defaults and the popup will come up once in a while and can dismiss it. If I leave the computer idle for a period of time at night it will reboot which I believe is very acceptable.
But you are right, this won't move people from buying a MacBook to buying an ASUS laptop. It will move some people from buying a heavy Windows laptop to buying an ASUS laptop.
Actually I disagree only because of the complaining I've heard from students not wanting to spend on a platform they felt didn't allow them to do everything. Web and graphic design students are often enticed to purchase a MacBook (in some programs they are forced to) and for many that's just not what they want. They much rather have the same specs running on Windows at a lower cost. The key to compete with Macbooks is matching specs, lower price and good reviews. Do this for a few generation of the product and you'll win Apple customers over. The fanboys will always be fanboys no different than Linux or MS fanboys.