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Assuming that the average computer user in those days (and even today) was capable of navigating to the cd drive letter, entering it, and double-clicking "setup
by powertower 16y ago
Assuming that the average computer user in those days (and even today) was capable of navigating to the cd drive letter, entering it, and double-clicking "setup.exe", "install.exe", or "app.exe" - via some type of an understanding of what to do after inserting a cd.. would be an even bigger flaw.
Autorun did exactly what it was designed to do and solved the problem both for Microsoft and the software shops with users not being able to install products -- the worst of the worst of issues.
- ericd 16y agoThis. Lambasting autorun as an obvious design flaw is really betraying a lack of perspective on what's actually important in a computer's design. Yes, security is important, but making it easy for normal people to use the computer was much, much more important, and hiding people from the crap at the core of windows (like needing to hunt down blah.exe) was a very important part of that.