Nothing stays the same. If it did, there’d be no word ‘nostalgia’.
So, Terry Myerson (MS’s OS Chief) has just stated, “"We're not going to be delivering all of the updates to all of these consumers on one day of the month," Myerson said of changes to Windows Update under Windows 10.”
Excellent for not just the reason of dreading one day per month. Not all patches are equally important, nor rapidly tested. Why should the patches which are ready sit around on the shelf for some arbitrary day to roll around. That was a ridiculous way to do things to begin with and I (for one) am glad that dinosaur is dying.
But…this has wider implications. Operating Systems. In a way, the W8/8.1 debacle has shown MS that it’s kind of antiquated to roll out a new OS every 3 years.
Like the browsers and their updating, why can’t OSs do the same? W10 Nightly builds? Modulular updating? Why not?
There will be the ‘edgy’ crowd which loves to screw around with their OSs and give MS feedback…and then, there are others who’ll benefit (maybe) from these OS explorer (sorry, but I used ‘edge’ already)/warrior types.
MS is neither confirming nor denying, and will disavow any knowledge of you, Mr. Phelps.
May I suggest to all future users of W10 that they not hasten to update as soon as a patch becomes ‘available’? Might I propose that you wait a bit and see if any friend’s computer has become a paper weight as a result of hasty patch installation? Maybe creating a restore point before any updating?
It should make the Support Forum an even more ‘interesting’ place, anyway.
Have a good weekend!
Source:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2920181/microsoft-windows/patch-tuesday-may-be-dead-but-microsofts-not-confessing-to-the-crime.html