Lucky you. Each time I update to anew release of Windows 10 I encounter a number of things that don't work, and a number of things that work differently.
Generally XP, Vista, and 7 remained consistent in functionality throughout their lifespans. A few hiccups with an update here and there (Such as the 100% CPU infinite loop for Windows Updates in Vista and 7, though they did fix it in 7.)
The Surface Pro 4 is a nice prototype. It is a fancy piece of experimental technology. Works well enough to use in a day to day environment, and the concept is a welcome improvement. However the Surface Pro is a prototype of a future technology and OS implementation.
I'm glad your Surface Pro works well for you. Mine does also a majority of the time. I did purchase my Surface Pro 4 after Microsoft resolved the issue with the Task bar and start menu crashing. My laptop did suffer that failure. Considering Microsoft's move away from easy to remember applications (mspaint.exe), to complicated names in difficult to find locations which are not in the$PATH (Paint 3D), the Taskbar and Start Menu are going to be ever more crucial to daily usage of the desktop OS.
Its a Surface Pro 4. Customizability pretty much depends on Microsoft attachments.
The system isn't unstable, I just have something change its functionality to a completely different paradigm everytime I update to a new version of Windows 10. As of Fall Creators Update I can no longer change the resolution on external monitors. Oh, but it appears I can change the resolution of the built-in LCD, which didn't work for the plain Creators update.
'Bout the same with Linux. Every non-LTS release of Ubuntu has its quirks to work out.
Windows 10 doesn't break down every second day. It just breaks down every six months or so (on a Surface Pro 4), like Ubuntu.
Or some critical feature doesn't work out of the box, like the taskbar and start menu, due to some other undesired feature like Cortana. (I should probably let that go,...)
In my experience, Windows 10 is becoming more like Linux, in a bad way.
Not entirely incorrect though. There are those who would indeed rather pirate Windows than use a free alternative. Not myself of course, though most of the machines I've used have been branded with a Windows COA.
I got tired of updating Ubuntu and having to fix whatever mess prevented the OS from booting, such as it forgetting or failingto properly detect whatever my interface my hard drive was using. Got tired of staring at a recovery command line prompt and trying to remember how to remount the file system with read and write privileges to fix the dist-upgrade.
Add to that the fact that my iTunes library and Steam library were in Windows Vista, and I just gave up on Ubuntu. (After having switched to Linux as my primary OS during the XP era.
I'm not sure I see where the viability of Linux is really that different between the era of Vista and now (W10).
Ubuntu was out way back when. KDE 3.x was a fine desktop environment. It was beating out Lindows/Linspire for Linux for the average Joe. (And SUSE, and Mandriva).
At the time I was running Xandros 3. A well polished distribution which met my needs at the time, it might have become the go to transitionary distribution.
There is the cost of the upstream equipment, and peering equipment for the rural ISPs. While the media may be able to handle higher traffic, it doesn't mean the routers and other equipment can handle a higher load from all the subscribers being routed through that equipment. *I do not work for any ISP...
Though, rural ISPs might be able to charge $1,000 a month for "internet bundles" similar to cable packages if Net Neutrality wasn't a thing. Which would create a more rapid ROI for the internet infrastructure in rural areas.
Well, "spamming" is sending unwanted messages to a targeted recipient. "Phishing" includes sending unwanted emails intended to scare or otherwise provoke the recipient into handing over sensitive information.
Get rid of that mouse and get a PS/2 mouse. Never had a PS/2 be affected by High CPU usage, not matter how bad the system got.
I didn't even notice when a program like Firefox was acting up, or how slow my PC was until I got a USB mouse in the 00's. Just figured it was the website or game.
What world do you live in where once widely used software is updated?
As far as I am aware, Thunderbird is not even an asset to " Moz://a" anymore,...
Likewise, Kubuntu is no longer maintained by Canonical.
Not to mention all of the abandonware on Microsoft's technet site.
There comes a point where it isn't cost effective for a developer to maintain software anymore. At such a point in time the developer holds on to the copyright, the source code, and name of the software so they have the option of releasing an entirely new product in the future using that name.
Kind of like auto manufacturers and reusing names for cars.
Equifax is indeed a special class. Their existence does not depend on anything provided to the average american, but rather to businesses.
To stop doing business with Equifax by proxy, you have to stop doing business with the proxy. Be that your local auto dealer, or furniture store, or business offering an in store discount credit card, etc.
Microsoft is in a somewhat similar, but not quite so similar position. Most businesses depend on Microsoft software. Most employees then buy Microsoft because they use it at work. Most techies grow up on Microsoft, and buy games for Microsoft because that is what their parents bought. Ergo, most techies are familiar with Microsoft, so Microsoft has the largest market for IT personnel, which are typically the biggest expense in an IT department. Laws of supply and demand mean Microsoft's TCO is usually less than Linux.
However, this doesn't mean Microsoft is "special", just temporarily advantaged. With the Android and iPhone devices increasing in popularity, Microsoft is being dethroned. Microsoft's TCO for businesses is likely to increase, giving their competitors an opportunity. Microsoft's future may soon depend on them being the best option in a highly competitive market.
Equifax credit score, Equifax risk score, VantageScore, Equifax Bankruptcy score? https://www.equifax.com/busine...
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How many of these scores are there?
How often do developers actually use their own code in a production environment?
The user can and will find some obscure or previously unexpected way to break the application.
Bugs will continue to be found in production.
That said, I do extensive QA on any of my code that users will come into contact with. Lot of pokemon error handling. Though there are still bugs which crop up from time to time in product.
Creating accounts? Granting permissions?
What are we talking about here?
Division of responsibility so that individuals do not have too much power is costly solution. You can save a lot of money if a your low level techs have uber powerful permissions.
Having delegated rights to create users on a domain level, and/or assign permissions to something or other does not make one a database administrator/owner (unless it is the databae itself one must grant permissions to). Giving the tech domain admin rights usually does by default.
Patching servers?
Only if it is the database server, or whatever server is maintaining the user's data.
An IIS or Apache server for rendering the data shouldn't be in such a state as to allow unfettered access. Having the same person who maintains the SQL, PHP, and/or javascript which powers the site be the one patching the servers is a questionable move for a entity like Twitter or Google.
It is one thing to have access to shut down a server service for patching. It is another to be able to send queries through the server without setting off red flags.
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Maybe that is what was happening to me on iOS 10?
Autocorrect was screwed in iOS 10. I turned off autocorrect about a year or two ago now.
Lucky you. Each time I update to anew release of Windows 10 I encounter a number of things that don't work, and a number of things that work differently.
Generally XP, Vista, and 7 remained consistent in functionality throughout their lifespans. A few hiccups with an update here and there (Such as the 100% CPU infinite loop for Windows Updates in Vista and 7, though they did fix it in 7.)
The Surface Pro 4 is a nice prototype. It is a fancy piece of experimental technology. Works well enough to use in a day to day environment, and the concept is a welcome improvement. However the Surface Pro is a prototype of a future technology and OS implementation.
I'm glad your Surface Pro works well for you. Mine does also a majority of the time. I did purchase my Surface Pro 4 after Microsoft resolved the issue with the Task bar and start menu crashing. My laptop did suffer that failure. Considering Microsoft's move away from easy to remember applications (mspaint.exe), to complicated names in difficult to find locations which are not in the$PATH (Paint 3D), the Taskbar and Start Menu are going to be ever more crucial to daily usage of the desktop OS.
This isn't Bill Gates Microsoft anymore.
Uhm, what exactly about modern LTS Ubuntu distributions is not up to corporate standards?
We run RedHat and Ubuntu at the office. Not seeing any real advantage of RedHat over Ubuntu LTS these days.
Its a Surface Pro 4. Customizability pretty much depends on Microsoft attachments.
The system isn't unstable, I just have something change its functionality to a completely different paradigm everytime I update to a new version of Windows 10. As of Fall Creators Update I can no longer change the resolution on external monitors. Oh, but it appears I can change the resolution of the built-in LCD, which didn't work for the plain Creators update.
'Bout the same with Linux. Every non-LTS release of Ubuntu has its quirks to work out.
Windows 10 doesn't break down every second day. It just breaks down every six months or so (on a Surface Pro 4), like Ubuntu.
Or some critical feature doesn't work out of the box, like the taskbar and start menu, due to some other undesired feature like Cortana. (I should probably let that go,...)
In my experience, Windows 10 is becoming more like Linux, in a bad way.
Not entirely incorrect though. There are those who would indeed rather pirate Windows than use a free alternative. Not myself of course, though most of the machines I've used have been branded with a Windows COA.
I actually agree with this.
I got tired of updating Ubuntu and having to fix whatever mess prevented the OS from booting, such as it forgetting or failingto properly detect whatever my interface my hard drive was using. Got tired of staring at a recovery command line prompt and trying to remember how to remount the file system with read and write privileges to fix the dist-upgrade.
Add to that the fact that my iTunes library and Steam library were in Windows Vista, and I just gave up on Ubuntu. (After having switched to Linux as my primary OS during the XP era.
The whoops something happened screen also now has a smiley face, and a QRCode to direct you to the generic Whoops something happened webpage!
I'm not sure I see where the viability of Linux is really that different between the era of Vista and now (W10).
Ubuntu was out way back when. KDE 3.x was a fine desktop environment. It was beating out Lindows/Linspire for Linux for the average Joe. (And SUSE, and Mandriva).
At the time I was running Xandros 3. A well polished distribution which met my needs at the time, it might have become the go to transitionary distribution.
There is the cost of the upstream equipment, and peering equipment for the rural ISPs. While the media may be able to handle higher traffic, it doesn't mean the routers and other equipment can handle a higher load from all the subscribers being routed through that equipment. *I do not work for any ISP... Though, rural ISPs might be able to charge $1,000 a month for "internet bundles" similar to cable packages if Net Neutrality wasn't a thing. Which would create a more rapid ROI for the internet infrastructure in rural areas.
Well, "spamming" is sending unwanted messages to a targeted recipient. "Phishing" includes sending unwanted emails intended to scare or otherwise provoke the recipient into handing over sensitive information.
Get rid of that mouse and get a PS/2 mouse. Never had a PS/2 be affected by High CPU usage, not matter how bad the system got.
I didn't even notice when a program like Firefox was acting up, or how slow my PC was until I got a USB mouse in the 00's. Just figured it was the website or game.
What world do you live in where once widely used software is updated?
As far as I am aware, Thunderbird is not even an asset to " Moz://a" anymore,...
Likewise, Kubuntu is no longer maintained by Canonical.
Not to mention all of the abandonware on Microsoft's technet site.
There comes a point where it isn't cost effective for a developer to maintain software anymore. At such a point in time the developer holds on to the copyright, the source code, and name of the software so they have the option of releasing an entirely new product in the future using that name.
Kind of like auto manufacturers and reusing names for cars.
Green line of pain? Green Apple Scar? Granny Smith Apple Scar? Unripened iPhone?
Equifax is indeed a special class. Their existence does not depend on anything provided to the average american, but rather to businesses.
To stop doing business with Equifax by proxy, you have to stop doing business with the proxy. Be that your local auto dealer, or furniture store, or business offering an in store discount credit card, etc.
Microsoft is in a somewhat similar, but not quite so similar position. Most businesses depend on Microsoft software. Most employees then buy Microsoft because they use it at work. Most techies grow up on Microsoft, and buy games for Microsoft because that is what their parents bought. Ergo, most techies are familiar with Microsoft, so Microsoft has the largest market for IT personnel, which are typically the biggest expense in an IT department. Laws of supply and demand mean Microsoft's TCO is usually less than Linux.
However, this doesn't mean Microsoft is "special", just temporarily advantaged. With the Android and iPhone devices increasing in popularity, Microsoft is being dethroned. Microsoft's TCO for businesses is likely to increase, giving their competitors an opportunity. Microsoft's future may soon depend on them being the best option in a highly competitive market.
Equifax credit score, Equifax risk score, VantageScore, Equifax Bankruptcy score?
https://www.equifax.com/busine...
br How many of these scores are there?
Replace "Human Resource" departments with Accounting and/oe Credit departments, and then you can add a Morgan Freeman "He's right, you know" meme.
How often do developers actually use their own code in a production environment?
The user can and will find some obscure or previously unexpected way to break the application.
Bugs will continue to be found in production.
That said, I do extensive QA on any of my code that users will come into contact with. Lot of pokemon error handling. Though there are still bugs which crop up from time to time in product.
Weird. I got that when the download I had going finished an hour after they said they would end free upgrades.
Creating accounts? Granting permissions? What are we talking about here?
Division of responsibility so that individuals do not have too much power is costly solution. You can save a lot of money if a your low level techs have uber powerful permissions.
Having delegated rights to create users on a domain level, and/or assign permissions to something or other does not make one a database administrator/owner (unless it is the databae itself one must grant permissions to). Giving the tech domain admin rights usually does by default.
Patching servers?
Only if it is the database server, or whatever server is maintaining the user's data.
An IIS or Apache server for rendering the data shouldn't be in such a state as to allow unfettered access. Having the same person who maintains the SQL, PHP, and/or javascript which powers the site be the one patching the servers is a questionable move for a entity like Twitter or Google.
It is one thing to have access to shut down a server service for patching. It is another to be able to send queries through the server without setting off red flags.
Here I was hoping for my own talking K.A.R.R. Oh well, there's always privacy breaching telemetry.
Wait, does that mean Apple is entering the fashion bra market?
Then where did the [sic] come from?
Lazy "journalism"?
Yup, that is now the official purpose of Edge, as demonstrated by an official Microsoft employee.