Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch
by userbinator on Friday March 11, 2016 @06:46AM
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Newer kernel and user-mode means newer security features
From what I've seen, they seem to be more of the user-hostile, "treat the user like an idiot" security features. MS could've kept patching all the remotely exploitable Win7 (or even XP) bugs, and eventually approach some sort of reasonable stability.
Instead they decide to rewrite most of it --- probably introducing an unknown number of new vulnerabilities --- add spyware and mess with the UI, all so they can force users into "cloud services" and monetise them.
Really, I would like the old MS to return --- despite being not as open or friendly towards open-source, the one that treated users like actual users and not "consumers".
From what I've seen, they seem to be more of the user-hostile, "treat the user like an idiot" security features. MS could've kept patching all the remotely exploitable Win7 (or even XP) bugs, and eventually approach some sort of reasonable stability.
Instead they decide to rewrite most of it --- probably introducing an unknown number of new vulnerabilities --- add spyware and mess with the UI, all so they can force users into "cloud services" and monetise them.
Really, I would like the old MS to return --- despite being not as open or friendly towards open-source, the one that treated users like actual users and not "consumers".