Agreed, dynamic linking is unfit for users who: - always want the latest and greatest and can't wait for an update - use a workstation. It is arguable that y

Agreed, dynamic linking is unfit for users who: - always want the latest and greatest and can't wait for an update - use a workstation. It is arguable that you are a minority of the use cases though. For servers, small disk footprint is a huge plus. Also, most computer users are not living on the edge and chasing updates. And let's not forget the speed of patching...