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I think the most simple explanation is that they can get away with it without substantial backlash.

• ars 11y ago
  Still doesn't explain why. Are you suggesting they are doing it just for fun?
  • darkmighty 11y ago
    Well the ultimate 'why' is obviously aiming for monetary gain since they are a company, I was referring to a shallower 'why'.
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  • nailer 11y ago
    They're doing it for money. They game benchmarks for sales. They disable windows updates because they can't make USB 3 work with the drivers you get from windows update.
  • MBCook 11y ago
    It's cheaper/easier than doing it 'correctly', and no one is applying enough pressure (such as declining sales) to make them change. This isn't "Hey lets see if we can screw over our users", it's "This shortcut is easy (and I never even considered how it would effect our users)".