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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Laptop replacement
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:56:50 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:07:08 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

> The sad reality is that the majority of hacks on systems exploit holes
> that have already been fixed for some time, but for whatever reason the
> patches have not been applied.
> 
> Professional IT admins in business *aught* to know better, but I expect
> that many home users see the interruptions to their use of a system and
> the potential complications from unexpected changes in UI, performance,
> functionality, and workflow etc that come with patches and updates are a
> PITA and things to be avoided and whinged about.

Also there is the fact that Microsoft is somewhat notorious for producing 
patches that add their own problems to the mix. So you can’t blame the 
users for being just a little bit wary.