Why do computers force updates on you at certain points? Like “screw whatever you’re doing it’s update time!” Kind of thing.
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The biggest reason is profit with the pretext of security. That forced update fits better with the software as a service Microsoft is pushing for, and it minimises their support costs. The whole deployed user base is forced to a version which you want and they have no say whatsoever about it. You can push things they didn’t want like your new browser or the xbox core, or reset their privacy settings every week so they can’t stop you collecting their data. All that makes you or saves you money. Linux has been considerably more secure without forcing updates, and chrome os is doing it right by using a dual partition system, where the updates are applied after you reboot without forcing you to do it mid work. This was a business decision not an engineering one
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