That's been my thinking. It's the most obvious route I see. I'd sure like to know why the FBI didn't think of it, and why they don't have the capacity to do it.
It's representative of a major shift in the industry. Sweeping changes are discomfiting, requiring adjustments. I'm annoyed that I have to make said adjustments, and like most humans, prefer to keep doing things in the way to which I am accustomed. Change, however, is inevitable. I'm not going to waste my time complaining about something I cannot control, especially since it actually works to my benefit both at work and at home. A fact that quickly became clear as I acclimated myself to the new model.
l could not care less about how hard Microsoft is pushing it. If they were charging for the upgrade and pushing it the way they are, I'd be very annoyed, but they're giving it away for free.
What I can't stand is when people act like their ceaseless whining is a sign of superiority. I don't need some smug luddite calling me a lemming because I'm not joining in on the tears. I had the sense to try it before decrying it, and found that my initial reservations were either unwarranted or easily accommodated. So, my question to you, if you'll deign to hear it, is this: Have you actually tried it, or are you basing all your resistance on second or third hand complaints? If you haven't given it a fair shot, like actually using it for a week or so, how do you justify your criticisms?
I am satisfied with both Windows 10 and my choices in the matter. Absurd complaints based upon ignorance and reinforced by undeserved arrogance are what I find repellant.
Or maybe it was SImCity 2000. Anyhow, you could get a window where one of the dev's favorite jokes (also one of mine) would scroll past. A punny joke about bits of string trying to get served in a bar.
I'm sorry, but you don't have any control over the industry's movement towards a service model either.
You're going to be stuck with it no matter what you do. Why waste time and energy in such a futile exercise? Just disable the telemetry and take advantage of the improvements. As it stands now, you're basically saying, "Automobiles? Hell no! I'll keep my horse." Or, "A phone I carry with me wherever I go??? Hell no! I don't need some jerk calling me while I'm buying groceries. And my landline doesn't need batteries."
You're not better or even better off because you're stubborn. You're just wasting time and trouble, causing nothing apart from irritating noise.
If you're running between wallports or panels where you don't need a plug on both ends, sure. However, it's frequently the case where you need a variable length of cable with a plug on at least one end.
If you use Windows mostly for gaming, upgrade to 10 for DX12. If your primary computer is running linux anyway, why turn it down? What's your stubbornness getting you? What's this "unlike you, I have control" nonsense? You have nothing I don't apart from a sense of smug self-satisfaction stemming from a futile exercise in sheer bloodymindedness.
Is the keyboard layout issue correctable with 3rd party software? Like how dealing with the weak multi-monitor support in 7 or the absence of a Start Menu in 8 could be fixed with programs like DisplayFusion or Classic Shell? 10 is also very new. Improvements to keyboard support could be rolling out next month for all I know.
As for what it sends back, I really don't care. Anonymized crash and usage data is the sort of real-world feedback they need to improve the product. If a user is so paranoid that they don't want anything going back to MS at all (as if MS really cares about what they do) they can block it with a firewall.
And you can run un-terminated ethernet cables of varied lengths and clamp RJ-45's on the ends when you're done. Which is probably the best reason for their size. I just don't see that working with a tiny connector.
Sure, a smaller and sturdier connector would be nice, but the changeover costs would be insane! Not to mention the fact that a more compact connector might not be something you could clip onto the end of a cable you're running the way we do with RJ-11&45. You can't crimp and clamp something the size of Micro USB.
Well, maybe I just have lousy luck with them, or you have good luck with them. Regardless, I do understand your frustration. I bought a new motherboard shortly before the release of Win 8, absolute top of the line AMD board from ASUS. The single most expensive motherboard I have ever bought, by at least $100. Within months ASUS released an R2 version of the board and stopped supporting mine. It still stings, and I'm annoyed on a daily basis.
However, I place the blame appropriately. It isn't MS's fault that my board doesn't include support for the fast-boot tech introduced in 8. Not their fault ASUS stopped publishing driver, firmware and software updates for it. Or that I bought a board made in an odd period between UEFI rising as the new standard and the introduction of windows extensions for faster boots (which I suspect could be added to the firmware by ASUS, if they wanted to). Microsoft isn't responsible for hardware vendors' choices about what they want to support.
Have you ever worked for a fast food joint? It's an assembly line back there. The actual cooking is almost entirely automated as is, only assembly is done by hand. But you aren't necessarily wrong - as production costs converge, they'll have to compete in other ways. Like providing a personal touch by having human servers bring the food to you with a warming smile.
Depends on your assumptions. If automatization occurs very rapidly (less than a generation), a massive unemployment problem is likely, but lower costs makes supporting them cheaper. If it's more gradual, people have time to adjust and find other things to do. There's also the inverse relationship between development/productivity/standards of living and birth rates to consider - if the demand for people declines, supply drops in kind.
I'm not saying that there's nothing to worry about, but it isn't nearly as severe as you suggest.
You can't vote against math. Nobody is going to pay for something than it is worth - if a task is worth $7/hr to you but costs $15/hr, you find an alternative that isn't overvalued by 214%. I'm happy to pay $20 to have my lawn mowed, but if it costs $50, I'll do it my damn self. If I can by a robotic lawnmower for less than what it would cost to pay someone to do it for two years (a Yarba? Lawnba? Waiting on you iRobot), I'm doing it.
Then what are you complaining about? Sit back and stay stupid. Just be aware that telling everyone how stupid you are is even stupider.
If you care so much about which updates you get and how you get them, why aren't you paying attention to them? If you actually know what you're doing as well as you think you do, it shouldn't be an issue.
Did you know that they treat businesses in exactly the same way they treat residential customers? I just moved one of our offices, and Comcast (only option) scheduled their tech for 8am-noon. Completely insane considering how typical office hours are 9-5. It's like they think office staff will be there sipping coffee in their bathrobes, not leaving home an hour earlier to be there an hour before opening. I'm extra annoyed because it was a remote office that takes almost an hour to get to in the first place.
True, but you can always order physical media or use an unmetered connection to create a bootable USB stick or DVD (via the Media Creation Tool). Not necessarily convenient, but feasible.
Obviously doesn't solve the problem of an inadvertent download by 7, which doesn't handle metered connections, so it's kind of a boneheaded move in that regard. And I'll agree that it shouldn't have been made a 'recommended' update for that very reason. But it's also not unreasonable for them to assume that users who care about updates and how they are delivered would naturally be paying enough attention to them to avoid the issue.
Which leaves me wondering just how many people complaining about it are greatly overestimating their knowledge and skills. Okay, that's not entirely true. I was already thinking that. Comments on the matter make it very clear that it's a major factor. Makes me wonder how many people who oppose autonomous vehicles are horrible drivers that should never be allowed behind a wheel in the first place.
You're right. They've never been so aggressive about upgrades before. They've also never made upgrading to a new version free or moved to an SaS model for their operating systems before. Would you have been happier with no notifications or "recomended" upgrading and a $100-$250 price tag?
The entire industry is in the midst of a massive upheaval in the way software is provided. Am I thrilled about it? No. Am I a fan of the SaS approach? No, not really. Am I willing to accept the facts of a changing landscape and "just deal with it" instead of digging in my heels and whining about something I have absolutely zero control over? Yeah, I am.
Have you even tried 10? It's really good. All the under-the-hood improvements from 8/8.1 plus many, many more, without the shit UI.
Malware is short for Malicious Software, correct? Is there something malicious about the author of a program displaying a message within it about a major upgrade? If so, than Ccleaner, Wireshark, WinSCP, Adobe Reader, and Notepad++ are all malware.
And let's face it, for over 90% of users, automatically installing upgrades is for the best. How many users with Home editions of Windows have even the slightest notion of what is being updated, why it's being updated, or what any of it means? For the vast majority of users, having all updates installed automatically is the safest and smartest route. If you do understand what's going on, and actually need to have some control over the process, you get a Pro or Enterprise edition that enables control over them.
And yes, bad updates do occasionally happen, including those that brick a very small number of computers. But that's been true in every version of Windows. Hell, it happens with all kinds of software on pretty much every platform. But then, there's also a very, very tiny chance that a vaccine will kill you. Nothing is ever 100% safe.
But never had a crystal oscillator slip out of tune, or transmission power decline? Have you ever noticed wireless performance degrading over time? Granted, I've had to replace more APs than clients, but the cheaper they are, the less reliable they tend to be over the long term. Connection speed starts to drop, packets are dropped, reconnects become ever more frequent... You think maybe it's interference, but it happens on every channel. Ideal electronic components can't wear/burn out, but even if they existed outside theory, a cheap little usb adapter would still use cheaper and less reliable components.
And all that aside, they're so cheap that if you lose manufacturer support, why not just replace it? If the firmware/driver hasn't been updated since before win 8 came out, take it as a sign of obsolescence if you don't want to consider MTBF.
Apple and Google are usually busy competing with each other over smartphone market share, so it seems a bit odd that one of the systems Apple's devices depend on is now hosted by Google, right? Especially when Apple spends so much time suing Google's smartphone partners.
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They didn't win shit! Withdrawing the case is akin to admitting defeat, making their claim of a win total nonsense.
I doubt we'll hear anything more about it unless reporters wrap FOIA requests around a brick and throw them at the DoJ.
That's been my thinking. It's the most obvious route I see. I'd sure like to know why the FBI didn't think of it, and why they don't have the capacity to do it.
The phone in question was a 5c. Apparently, whatever was done won't work on the 6 or future phones.
l could not care less about how hard Microsoft is pushing it. If they were charging for the upgrade and pushing it the way they are, I'd be very annoyed, but they're giving it away for free.
What I can't stand is when people act like their ceaseless whining is a sign of superiority. I don't need some smug luddite calling me a lemming because I'm not joining in on the tears. I had the sense to try it before decrying it, and found that my initial reservations were either unwarranted or easily accommodated. So, my question to you, if you'll deign to hear it, is this: Have you actually tried it, or are you basing all your resistance on second or third hand complaints? If you haven't given it a fair shot, like actually using it for a week or so, how do you justify your criticisms?
I am satisfied with both Windows 10 and my choices in the matter. Absurd complaints based upon ignorance and reinforced by undeserved arrogance are what I find repellant.
Or maybe it was SImCity 2000. Anyhow, you could get a window where one of the dev's favorite jokes (also one of mine) would scroll past. A punny joke about bits of string trying to get served in a bar.
You're going to be stuck with it no matter what you do. Why waste time and energy in such a futile exercise? Just disable the telemetry and take advantage of the improvements. As it stands now, you're basically saying, "Automobiles? Hell no! I'll keep my horse." Or, "A phone I carry with me wherever I go??? Hell no! I don't need some jerk calling me while I'm buying groceries. And my landline doesn't need batteries."
You're not better or even better off because you're stubborn. You're just wasting time and trouble, causing nothing apart from irritating noise.
If you're running between wallports or panels where you don't need a plug on both ends, sure. However, it's frequently the case where you need a variable length of cable with a plug on at least one end.
If you use Windows mostly for gaming, upgrade to 10 for DX12. If your primary computer is running linux anyway, why turn it down? What's your stubbornness getting you? What's this "unlike you, I have control" nonsense? You have nothing I don't apart from a sense of smug self-satisfaction stemming from a futile exercise in sheer bloodymindedness.
As for what it sends back, I really don't care. Anonymized crash and usage data is the sort of real-world feedback they need to improve the product. If a user is so paranoid that they don't want anything going back to MS at all (as if MS really cares about what they do) they can block it with a firewall.
And you can run un-terminated ethernet cables of varied lengths and clamp RJ-45's on the ends when you're done. Which is probably the best reason for their size. I just don't see that working with a tiny connector.
Sure, a smaller and sturdier connector would be nice, but the changeover costs would be insane! Not to mention the fact that a more compact connector might not be something you could clip onto the end of a cable you're running the way we do with RJ-11&45. You can't crimp and clamp something the size of Micro USB.
However, I place the blame appropriately. It isn't MS's fault that my board doesn't include support for the fast-boot tech introduced in 8. Not their fault ASUS stopped publishing driver, firmware and software updates for it. Or that I bought a board made in an odd period between UEFI rising as the new standard and the introduction of windows extensions for faster boots (which I suspect could be added to the firmware by ASUS, if they wanted to). Microsoft isn't responsible for hardware vendors' choices about what they want to support.
Have you ever worked for a fast food joint? It's an assembly line back there. The actual cooking is almost entirely automated as is, only assembly is done by hand. But you aren't necessarily wrong - as production costs converge, they'll have to compete in other ways. Like providing a personal touch by having human servers bring the food to you with a warming smile.
I'm not saying that there's nothing to worry about, but it isn't nearly as severe as you suggest.
You can't vote against math. Nobody is going to pay for something than it is worth - if a task is worth $7/hr to you but costs $15/hr, you find an alternative that isn't overvalued by 214%. I'm happy to pay $20 to have my lawn mowed, but if it costs $50, I'll do it my damn self. If I can by a robotic lawnmower for less than what it would cost to pay someone to do it for two years (a Yarba? Lawnba? Waiting on you iRobot), I'm doing it.
If you care so much about which updates you get and how you get them, why aren't you paying attention to them? If you actually know what you're doing as well as you think you do, it shouldn't be an issue.
Did you know that they treat businesses in exactly the same way they treat residential customers? I just moved one of our offices, and Comcast (only option) scheduled their tech for 8am-noon. Completely insane considering how typical office hours are 9-5. It's like they think office staff will be there sipping coffee in their bathrobes, not leaving home an hour earlier to be there an hour before opening. I'm extra annoyed because it was a remote office that takes almost an hour to get to in the first place.
Obviously doesn't solve the problem of an inadvertent download by 7, which doesn't handle metered connections, so it's kind of a boneheaded move in that regard. And I'll agree that it shouldn't have been made a 'recommended' update for that very reason. But it's also not unreasonable for them to assume that users who care about updates and how they are delivered would naturally be paying enough attention to them to avoid the issue.
Which leaves me wondering just how many people complaining about it are greatly overestimating their knowledge and skills. Okay, that's not entirely true. I was already thinking that. Comments on the matter make it very clear that it's a major factor. Makes me wonder how many people who oppose autonomous vehicles are horrible drivers that should never be allowed behind a wheel in the first place.
Any connection. They managed to whip up some forethought and took into account the prevalence of data caps. It's a per-network toggle.
The entire industry is in the midst of a massive upheaval in the way software is provided. Am I thrilled about it? No. Am I a fan of the SaS approach? No, not really. Am I willing to accept the facts of a changing landscape and "just deal with it" instead of digging in my heels and whining about something I have absolutely zero control over? Yeah, I am.
Have you even tried 10? It's really good. All the under-the-hood improvements from 8/8.1 plus many, many more, without the shit UI.
And let's face it, for over 90% of users, automatically installing upgrades is for the best. How many users with Home editions of Windows have even the slightest notion of what is being updated, why it's being updated, or what any of it means? For the vast majority of users, having all updates installed automatically is the safest and smartest route. If you do understand what's going on, and actually need to have some control over the process, you get a Pro or Enterprise edition that enables control over them.
And yes, bad updates do occasionally happen, including those that brick a very small number of computers. But that's been true in every version of Windows. Hell, it happens with all kinds of software on pretty much every platform. But then, there's also a very, very tiny chance that a vaccine will kill you. Nothing is ever 100% safe.
And all that aside, they're so cheap that if you lose manufacturer support, why not just replace it? If the firmware/driver hasn't been updated since before win 8 came out, take it as a sign of obsolescence if you don't want to consider MTBF.
Apple and Google are usually busy competing with each other over smartphone market share, so it seems a bit odd that one of the systems Apple's devices depend on is now hosted by Google, right? Especially when Apple spends so much time suing Google's smartphone partners.