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extraislandlast Monday at 9:58 PM1 replyview on HN

No it doesn't. I barely do anything to manage my Windows Installation. I install loads of garbage (I mostly still run the same programs as I did 15 years ago).

I don't understand why people propagate these falsehoods.


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const_castlast Tuesday at 1:26 PM

Because we actually use the operating system?

Windows rots. Even a few days without a reboot and things will just stop working or be really slow. No idea why.

But if you don't clean install once every few years you'll just have a ton of shit everywhere. Programs don't clean themselves up.

Also every program has its own update mechanism. Great... now I don't just have to manage windows update, but also a few dozen other esoteric update mechanisms.

iOS and Android are self managing. Windows? Can we be for real? Why get on the internet and lie to people?