3 ms·

I can't help but think what would've happened if it were Microsoft that would have security problems of this scale all of the time while essentially blocking us

by dep_b 10y ago

I can't help but think what would've happened if it were Microsoft that would have security problems of this scale all of the time while essentially blocking users from getting the updates to fix it. And then there's the manufacturers abandoning their hardware often directly after release. The angry mob would probably bury them alive... Sure, we can blame carriers, manufacturers and hardware suppliers for having their own policies, but this is the same for your average Windows laptop minus the carriers. Bundled themes and crapware from Sony, Lenovo or Dell never stopped Windows from updating.

rmsaksida 10y ago
> Sure, we can blame carriers, manufacturers and hardware suppliers for having their own policies, but this is the same for your average Windows laptop minus the carriers. Bundled themes and crapware from Sony, Lenovo or Dell never stopped Windows from updating. Sometimes they do. Samsung was caught adding bloatware that disabled Windows Update: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/samsung-silently-disabling-windows-update-on-some-computers/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/samsun...