It has been almost gospel among computer advisers to apply updates that aren't full updates when they are released. That is, security and stability updates. I think that they should be deferred

You are fifteen or twenty years out of date. Microsoft isn't what I would consider a monopoly any longer. It has the most widely used operating system but it faces enormous competition in all sorts

I'd rather have a monopoly than an anarchy, where nothing works anywhere but on the particular brand of machine or operating system one owns. No compatibility there with anything anywhere.

Better advice: To developers of third-party software, stop making your software dependent on operating-system- or hardware-specific signatures. Use proven licensing methods. iLock has always worked

And in the words of the Great Twit himself; “It will be a big beautiful wall.”!! Trump that!!!

How can our individual political views progress this thread? James B

Apparently, you are not paying attention. Congress isn’t even trying to fund that wall. James B

Donny Boy? I understand that the President will fly into a rage if anyone calls him Donny to his face. He doesn't even like being called Don, although he certainly acts like one.

Microsoft is bad about releasing updates that are not ready for prime time. Unfortunately, they are not alone. The new IOS is very problematic for those of us who use an iPhone 8. To say that apple

Because they need to fund Donny boys wall.

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Hi all, Switching to Linux, BTW that's Linux, doesn't guarantee that things won't break when the software is updated. In fact, Linux is well known for breaking things when it offers an upgrade. You

Hi all, Tell me about it! That latest update made my Duxbury software think my computer was a new one, and I had to practically stand on my head to get the thing uninstalled and reinstalled and

Which is whyMS may be forced to extend support for Windows 7 beyond the January deadline. A third-party company named Zero Patch has already announced that it would continue releasing

Congress is controlled by pro-business Republicans who have traditionally taken a hands-off approach to regulating big business. The only way Congress would ever try to impose

Apple, Ford, Chevy, and many others do not seem to be dropping the ball as bad as MS. And, don’t even get me started on all of the laws governing the manufacturing of vehicles. But, you are 100%

The free market has its limits; the space program couldn't have been done by private enterprise for a lot of its history. You can extent your logic to any large company. Apple, Ford, Chevy, where

Microsoft is such an intrinsic component of our society, economy, and even our National Defense that we the people I.E. our Congress should figure out a way to become involved if MS doesn’t get its

Congresss can't just make laws about anything. What is such a law to say, that a company shall not send out bad updates or updates without sufficient review? There are no laws saying that a company

Hi: I’m not using Windows 10, and I’m sure it’s better, and more accessible than previous versions,, but I’ve always disliked Windows and the way Microsoft releases bad updates. I don’t want