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Re:Should Error Messages Apologize? by melagonster on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @09:04AM (#39288680)
at least they don't hide their purpose. current software is service.
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Re:Should Error Messages Apologize? by TeMPOraL on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @09:58AM (#39289335)
They literally said that Windows is a service on one of the Windows 10 splash screens during installation/update.
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Re:Should Error Messages Apologize? by bitwize on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:25PM (#39291320)
Yeah. One of their mandatory update dialogs. "Windows is a service, and updates help us provide that service smoothly, so if you could reboot for updates, say, now, that would be terrific." Not an exact quote but it captures the spirit.
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Re:Should Error Messages Apologize? by bitwize on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @08:26PM (#39296693)
Actual dialog here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/weve-g...

Love the proposed solution. And yet Linux will never be ready for the desktop because you need the command line to fix problems...

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