Bit flippant ray given many have burnt to death in their homes.. it's horrific, with babies being thrown out of windows and people jumping from ten stories up.
I still remember the day I got a call from a recruiter asking me if I would go and work for Google. I could not hang up the phone fast enough thinking that nothing, nothing would unseat Yahoo which was as dominant as you could get on the Internet. In my defense , I did not count on so much incompetence on behalf of Yahoo to keep its assets relevant and make good decisions like accepting the offer from Microsoft a few years back.
Then they hired Marissa Mayer from Google. My thought was, "I wonder if I am really much more stupid than her to think this company can be turned around." I now feel good about being right about that . She did nothing for Yahoo and is the only winner by collecting the checks below.
Verizon has made its first decision on this from by renaming the company "Oath." Can't think of a more stupid name. And building a brand from scratch is going to be hard and expensive. If this keeps going, I expect what is left of Yahoo to shrink to nothing in a few years.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/13/technology/business/yahoo-verizon-deal-closes/index.html
End of an era: Yahoo is no longer an independent company
Verizon (VZ, Tech30) officially completed its deal to acquire Yahoo's (YHOO, Tech30) core Internet assets for $4.48 billion after months of uncertainty about the deal, both companies announced Tuesday.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is resigning from the company. She will receive a $23 million severance package, according to an earlier company filing.
[...]
Yahoo originally offered a directory of websites to guide users through the new world of the Internet. It was almost synonymous with the Internet itself for much of the 1990s with a market value that topped $100 billion around the dot-com boom.
For the majority of its existence, however, Yahoo struggled to find relevance. It shuffled through CEOs, struggled with whether to be a media or technology company, and bet big on acquisitions like Geocities while passing up a chance to buy Facebook.
Under Mayer, Yahoo made one last push to prove it could be more than a fading Internet pioneer.
Mayer acquired dozens of startups for talent to compete with mobile apps. She also hired big name media personalities like Katie Couric and acquired Tumblr to reach a younger demographic. But these costly efforts did little to turnaround Yahoo's business.
At least with this rolling release cycle in Win 10 you don't have to BUY the latest update. I'm actually quite surprised, the old business model of a new OS every few years with EOL/updates lockouts sold a ton of new computers since Joe Sixpack would (more often than not) butcher a new OS install. Good for commerce is how they refer to it in audio. LOLGet ready for mandatory upgraded with Windows 10: https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/02/windows-10-will-notify-for-major-update/
Are you still running the original version of Windows 10? Microsoft is about to offer a not-so-subtle hint that it's time to move on. The software giant has revealed that it will start sending notifications to users who are still using Windows 10 version 1507, warning them that the operating system is deemed "end of service" and will no longer receive monthly security patches. You'll see a convenient button to upgrade to the latest release (at present, the Creators Update) if you're part of this group.
Yes, this is another instance of Microsoft steering Windows users toward upgrades they don't necessarily want. In this case, however, it's not surprising why Microsoft would get a little pushy. Outdated versions of Windows helped spread the recent spate of malware attacks, and Microsoft probably doesn't want to see another outbreak erupt simply because some users are skittish about OS upgrades. It's betting you'll be thankful for the nuisance if it keeps your PC safe in the long run.
For years Yahoo has had a horrible reputation in the tech world. Everyone who was somebody left years ago. There are so many choices for jobs in silicon valley that the moment such a bad reputation develops, you are toast.I know a young superstar (daughter of friends) who got recruited when Mayer went to Yahoo. She was a Stanford and Harvard graduate who then tried to lure her classmates away from Google, Facebook and Microsoft but none would come. Eventually a bit over a year ago, she quit in frustration. It appears that Yahoo just couldn't compete for talent.
Get ready for mandatory upgraded with Windows 10: https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/02/windows-10-will-notify-for-major-update/
Are you still running the original version of Windows 10? Microsoft is about to offer a not-so-subtle hint that it's time to move on. The software giant has revealed that it will start sending notifications to users who are still using Windows 10 version 1507, warning them that the operating system is deemed "end of service" and will no longer receive monthly security patches. You'll see a convenient button to upgrade to the latest release (at present, the Creators Update) if you're part of this group.
Yes, this is another instance of Microsoft steering Windows users toward upgrades they don't necessarily want. In this case, however, it's not surprising why Microsoft would get a little pushy. Outdated versions of Windows helped spread the recent spate of malware attacks, and Microsoft probably doesn't want to see another outbreak erupt simply because some users are skittish about OS upgrades. It's betting you'll be thankful for the nuisance if it keeps your PC safe in the long run.
OHHHH, a whole 2 years and 5 months. LOLI guess I'm good til 2020...
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet
If you're worried about Mirai or a similar exploit, change the default password. Mirai worked by looking for the 60 most common usernames and passwords.Personally, I'm very hesitant about leaving my raspberry Pi devices permanently on, as so many Linux based IoT devices are compromised and turned into bots
Outdated versions of Windows helped spread the recent spate of malware attacks(sourced courtesy of the NSA's efforts), and Microsoft probably doesn't want to see another outbreak erupt simply because some users are skittish about OS upgrades
There I fixed it for you.
I have the creator's update, and it is alright. Right now my main daily use machines are an Android phone (connect blue-tooth mouse, and keyboard, cast it to a larger screen), Chromebook, and mainly a Linux desktop. My two old laptops with Windows are for devices I can't run well enough on Linux which is mainly my recording interfaces.
Since I don't use those every day or sometimes even every week, it has become horribly frustrating to turn on a Windows machine. I know it will spend 20-30 minutes getting an essential security update during which the machine is so sluggish I can hardly use it. In a half hour I can actually use my machine for my own purposes.
A close friend who is technically savvy, and a few years ago was an MCSE working in commercial network support recently had his MS machine break down via hardware. He was bouncing a few ideas off me about replacements. His opening statement was, "I don't see any reason a regular person can possibly need a Windows machine anymore. I certainly don't want one as it spends so much time updating and often those have a glitch requiring TLC to straighten out. Even though I know the TLC needed, I prefer not needing to know." I think that about sums it up.
To me unless the Windows machine is very recent, touching Windows for other people's problems ends up being like touching the tar baby.
I understand Microsoft's need to move customers to a service model. Their need doesn't align well with my family's needs. I think that Microsoft is going about things in the wrong way.
They are forcing users to accept large feature updates that users didn't ask for and don't benefit from. Those large updates tie up a PC for a long time and often disrupt settings a user has made. We have a laptop used mostly for travel. If we don't remember to boot that laptop a few days before we go on a trip, the laptop may be completely unusable on the trip. (A big Windows update over marginal motel WiFi is a nightmare.)
Microsoft should separate out the genuine security updates and send them out separately. That model worked well for Windows 7. They can even charge a modest amount for the security update service.
There are legitimate uses of a Windows PC for which you want to turn off all updates or control the timing of updates. I used a headless Windows 7 PC dedicated to audio for years. I was able to set it up to run without updates, logins or system modal dialogs. When I want to play music, I do not want to stop and spend 20 minutes dealing with some Windows caused grief. Microsoft should allow individual users with a good reason to fully control updates. I bought a copy of Windows 8.1 to install on a NUC for use as a dedicated (headless) music PC. I think that I'll be able to control updates and make it run without interruptions that require a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Right now, I'm running a Linux+JRiver Media Center package on that NUC. It works but JRiver hasn't put enough effort into design, debugging and documentation of that product. I have not set up that PC to run Win 8.1 yet but I will if necessary.
I spent decades writing s/w for the Windows platform and others. I'll be able to cope with this crap. I think that my wife would have to pay someone to take care of her PC.
The people making decisions at Microsoft are my enemies now. I read about their plans for major updates to see what problems they are going to cause. I read about early adopters troubles and hope that my updates will be delayed until Microsoft fixes the worst problems.