Should I use Microsoft to update my win 7.
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,292
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From: Lincolnshire
This one has been debated before in these parts sir.
In essence, you are wrong
1. How do you know no problem was fixed ? In the corporate and government world, what happens in IT tends to stay behind those four walls. You'll never know as a member of the general public.
2. As a result of the preventative measures outlined in (1) above, we'll never know how much damage was avoided.
Tell you what...
off back to 1914 or whatever date of your choosing and then come back and tell us whether you still hold IT people in such low regard. I'll be more than happy to dispose of your credit cards, your car (because its full of various bits of IT), your television (since its probably a flat panel jobbie) plus all its modern accessories (dvd, blu-ray, games console), your mobile phone & computers (obviously) .... the list goes on, oh and you'll probably loose your job too since its either some sort of ground job involving a computer or you're a pilot in which case I'll swap your fancy modern aircraft for a stick and rudder job.
In essence, you are wrong
1. How do you know no problem was fixed ? In the corporate and government world, what happens in IT tends to stay behind those four walls. You'll never know as a member of the general public.
2. As a result of the preventative measures outlined in (1) above, we'll never know how much damage was avoided.
Tell you what...
off back to 1914 or whatever date of your choosing and then come back and tell us whether you still hold IT people in such low regard. I'll be more than happy to dispose of your credit cards, your car (because its full of various bits of IT), your television (since its probably a flat panel jobbie) plus all its modern accessories (dvd, blu-ray, games console), your mobile phone & computers (obviously) .... the list goes on, oh and you'll probably loose your job too since its either some sort of ground job involving a computer or you're a pilot in which case I'll swap your fancy modern aircraft for a stick and rudder job.
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 198
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From: scotland
All these people claiming they never update their systems and have never had a problem is a bit like the people who say that they have smoked all their lives and haven't developed lung cancer.
Even the most reliable updater I have come across is quite capable of sending a message saying "Update now. It will only take a few minutes." and then leaving me sitting there for two hours wondering how it can take that long to update an anti-virus.
Things should not be that way, but out in the real world................
