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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All   
   Re: People Who Should Not Run Linux   
   06 Dec 10 19:01:12   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message <4cfa4b13$0$17885$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmonster.com>,   
   amicus_curious wrote:   
      
   > For one thing, Windows automatic updates are enabled by default   
   > now and nothing need be done by the user.   
      
   Except when they mysteriously turn themselves off for some reason. And of   
   course except when they render the machine unusable while they download,   
   install, reboot, download some more, install some more, reboot some more ...   
   probably why the users “accidentally” switch them off out of sheer   
   frustration.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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