TechUser.Net: Why Windows is a Security Nightmare

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2004

“To cut a long story short I managed to download and install the
service pack, and the Blaster security update. Finally, the Windows
Update started working and after another 30-40 MB of downloads, and
3 or so reboots, I managed to installed the 18 security updates
available there (another 5 have been added to that number as of
now).

“After this experience I cannot help but laugh at the
‘usability’ problems Windows users are reporting about GNOME and
KDE. It has become pretty clear to me that Windows users are so
accustomed to usability problems that they don’t even recognize
them as usability problems…”

Complete
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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