• adksilence@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Yeah, that guy’s issue isnt a matter of “Microsoft has control over my PC!!!”; more like “I’ve been using a computer for years and never actually looked at how things work under the surface”.

    Simple permissions error, happens in Linux all the time as well.

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      4 months ago

      Right?

      This reeks of inexperience.

      We lock things down because a malicious program can easily be “owned” by the user through stupid choices. And now you got viruses.

      This is a way to stupid proof things. And the workaround isnt difficult, but it’s to stop people like Andrew. And so far, success.

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        4 months ago

        Why are you assuming so much about Andrew?

        What are these workarounds? And why are they workarounds and not standard procedures?