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Re:Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Fre... by scrollaway on Saturday October 17, 2015 @11:27AM (#10404661)
I want to point out that this logic is based on the implication that newer is more secure, and that isn't always True, especially in closed source products. Many apps have gone from generally-good software to adware in a coupe of auto-updates. Similar things could happen to Windows - in fact, the privacy issues I pointed out in the post below are a facet of that.
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Re:Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Fre... by chrisseaton on Saturday October 17, 2015 @11:55AM (#10404784)
No that's not what I said. I didn't imply that newer is more secure. I said if Microsoft spent its efforts on securing just Windows 10, instead of Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP all the same time the results might be better. That's not newness - it's resourcing. The same would be true if they put everyone onto Windows XP instead.
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