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This has already been posted before. It is a purely sensationalist headline from the usual Apple using idiots in the tech media looking for something to bash MS over.
You Richard Heads just keep making the case linux or other OS’s and an install of Open Office...
I guess its time to walk the walk and start looking at Linux.
Let’s see 890 MB of a continuous download at the connect speed of 49K should take what 4-5 days? I’ve got a W-8 Paper Weight. Thank you MICROCRAP.
This is ridiculous.
Shipped versions of 8.1 will have the update.
Besides, who the heck DOESN’T have their PC connected (wired or wireless) for the frequent updates, regardless how you apply them?
Unlicensed owners.
Nothing terribly unusual about that. Once you’ve got an SR (which is what this is) out you don’t make patches to pre-SR code, it’s an unnecessary doubling of testing effort. MS has been following this standard at least since they included automatic updates in Windows, every moderately sane company in software follows it. The only thing any writes for both base and SR is the next SR which are usually (but not always) cumulative.
And I care why? I’m using Windows 2000 SP4. I patch it myself.
Very poor communication by Microsoft and a sensationalist press that likes to present things in their worst light. This is a mandatory patch. That’s it. Mind, it’s a little disconcerting to read that if you don’t have it you won’t receive any more security updates, but cut through the fog and you figure out pretty quickly that Microsoft is establishing a new baseline with the thing, and that further security patching to the OS begins here. Why somebody couldn’t just have said so in so many words is a bit of a mystery. Win8.x already has enough of a bad press to warrant a little extra care with the press releases. IMHO.