In message , ":::Jerry::::"
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"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message
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"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , nightjar
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and they
usually do not come with automatic installation of security updates when
vulnerabilities are found.


Is this an advantage? Allowing any third party to automatically update
your software is foolish.

No doubt you bought Betamax too, or would have if you are too young to
recall it.


He probably did or would have done, seeing that Betamax was far in-excess a
better format than VHS could ever hope to be...


No - I followed the crowd and bought on price rather than quality. As
with many items the market leader often doesn't have the best product,
or even the best product for the price.

Why do Microsoft products need so many security updates? Surely after 10
years of development simple programs such as OE and IE should be shipped
free of bugs?

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Alan