My response is they can do a great job by offering security patches quickly and separately, but it should remain the user's decision to install it or not. Sure,

My response is they can do a great job by offering security patches quickly and separately, but it should remain the user's decision to install it or not. Sure, hide it away so the less technically inclined don't flip the switch and remain vulnerable. I just want to control my computer again and I dislike being talked down to by Microsoft. Even Apple, known for a "We Know Best™" attitude towards users, allows users to decide if and when to update. The vast majority of users update almost immediately.