Users should not put up with this kind of thing, no matter what OS. Forced updates, online startup checks...all unacceptable in my opinion. Imagine no car or t

Users should not put up with this kind of thing, no matter what OS. Forced updates, online startup checks...all unacceptable in my opinion. Imagine no car or train in the region starting because of a server outage. People would riot on the streets. But for some reason in the IT world this kind of crap is marketed as a feature.