Thread: "Why Chromebook Pundits Are Out of Touch"
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Old 12-09-2013, 02:30 AM   #281
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Originally Posted by Sregener View Post
Okay, now I understand why some of you are so excited about Chromebooks not having updates like PCs. I rarely use a Windows 7 laptop in my house, but I fired one up today to do a little streaming. Program after program interrupted everything to insist it needed an update. I agreed to all of them and waited for them to finish.

Then I was ready to turn off the laptop so we could have dinner. Pressed "Shut Down." A blue screen comes up telling me there are 33 updates installing and I am not to unplug my laptop or power it down until they all finish. 30 minutes (!??!!?!?) later, they finish. That is unconscionable! When I tell my laptop to shut down, I don't want to be held prisoner for a half hour.

Reminds me why I love Macs so much. They never do that to me. And when there are updates, at least it has the decency to ask before holding me hostage.
You may set Windows parameters to behave same way.
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