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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 116 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Then it proceeds to take 10 minutes to boot. Happened to me before an important meeting once and i just couldn't believe it. wtf makes Microsoft think they can get away with shit like this?

[-] Tyoda@lemm.ee 96 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Probably that they very obviously are!

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Just blame the users. Easy.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 79 points 10 months ago

They think they can get away with it because they keep getting away with it.

[-] SeekPie@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

wtf makes Microsoft think they can get away with shit like this?

I'd wager a guess it's people dumb enough to constantly put up with shit like this?

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Combined with myopic developers who always have the newest hardware and fastest connection.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

yeah, that's another epic IT fail of humanity

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

Usually for large businesses like universities IT can choose when to push updates.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

our work uses macs but also Kandji for software management, which also locks you into restarts during business hours 😎

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Because the alternative is people getting compromised and getting their computer crypto locked, accounts stolen or their bank account drained.

[-] freeman@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

Other OSes can update everything while running and you just reboot to the updated system. Microsoft could definitely fix their update process they are not incompetent, they just don't care.

this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
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