Windows Updates have sometimes been a pain point for users. The update pop-ups can interrupt a movie or a video game, and the automatic restarts can result in lost data or confused users.
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Most companies are busy making their products worse, not better. Updating is almost always a disaster.
There is one major problem with anti-virus software: It needs updating. Users cannot be relied upon to have even the anti-virus software in the first place, let alone be able or willing to pay for the updates.
Background updating is absolutely the future.
I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.
Because Microsoft seems to sometimes not trust customer choice, they salt XP with all these little gizmos and trap doors to get people to try Microsoft stuff. But the reality is that we're downloading more players than we ever have on a worldwide basis.
A minimum precaution: keep your anti-malware protections up to date, and install security updates for all your software as soon as they arrive.
When I buy Windows 98, I'm not only buying something useful, I'm giving money to Bill Gates, which is a really good thing.
I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
People are using Windows PCs more than they watch TV now.
Any version of Windows is going to have lots of great new things that people use and things that are tough.
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