Re: This Is Why They Say Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing

Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On 2025-01-01 18:38, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:34:06 -0500, Joel wrote:
 

Yeah, weird, huh?  It's like they can't make it right from the
beginning, they need people to put up with bugs to test it in the wild,
how is their internal testing so poor?  Being on the cutting edge with
M$ is just spinning one's wheels.  Linux is the refuge.

 
I really hate defending Microsoft but when they do a release how are they
supposed to test every possible combination of hardware and software?

 
No, but they should give people the option to take a wait and see
approach rather than force updates on everyone who didn't pay for a Pro
license. Some people want every update the moment it's available; others
like my wife want to watch the other computer crash and let the
corporation fix the issue before she installs them.

  Paul already mentioned that you can tell Windows Update to 'Pause
updates' for upto 5 weeks.

  I want to add that, at any time, you can extend that pause for again
up to 5 weeks. On our recent trip to/in Australia, I didn't update my
laptop for well over 3 months, till we got back home.

  OTOH, I doubt that Joe Average User will realize/see that this option
is there and will realize what effect he can achieve with it.

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