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Exactly that! It may be true that "normal" users don't understand security or take it seriously enough, but in my opinion just blaming them isn't fair. Imagin
by d10r 9y ago
Exactly that!
It may be true that "normal" users don't understand security or take it seriously enough, but in my opinion just blaming them isn't fair.
Imagine your car being painted in new colors and handles in the cockpit being re-arranged in unpredictable ways every time you have it serviced.
That's basically what Software updates often do to users.
We constantly force users to re-learn how to use a piece of Software, very often without good enough reason. Additionally updates at some point force them to buy newer hardware, even though they probably neither wished for the changes in the Software nor for new hardware.
That's why I totally understand casual PC users who're not gonna stop using Windows XP as long as it lets them do what they use their PC for.
In my opinion commercial software should be regulated to either provide security updates (distinct from feature updates) or be open sourced.