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It can be worrying too, those Windows updates where you have a blank screen with something like "We're getting your files". Could be interpreted the wrong way...


at least they don't hide their purpose. current software is service.


They literally said that Windows is a service on one of the Windows 10 splash screens during installation/update.


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.


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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