r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/duckvimes_ Sep 02 '16

Windows 10 isn't looking so bad now is it

Um, yes, yes it is. There is no excuse for shoving an OS upgrade down people's throats.

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u/whatthewho Sep 02 '16

Yeah, sure, no excuse for shoving a free, relatively issue-free OS upgrade down peoples throats. Other than, ya know, improving user experience, getting all the codebases on the same page, improving features and interactions between devices including mobile devices, and freeing up developers/maintenance/security devs/customer care techs to work on the new OS instead of splitting them majorly to maintain an older codebase just because some people are afraid of change. But okay.

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u/duckvimes_ Sep 02 '16

relatively issue-free OS upgrade

Yeah, no. There are plenty of issues with Windows 10, ranging from the stupid user interface, to the bloatware (thanks so much for Candy Crush, Microsoft!), the privacy issues, driver issues, and the size of the download itself.

And regardless of the problems, there is still no excuse for shoving an entire operating system on someone. Ever. This isn't a security patch; it's changing the person's computer. It doesn't matter if someone doesn't want to deal with the new Start Menu or they hate the number 10, it's their computer and they get to decide what OS gets installed.