> Windows has had a good auto-update system since Vista.
I beg to differ. The vista one might have actually updated your software to the new stuff though. But from what I remembered in XP, if you wanted the new windows media player, IE, or live messenger, you have to download them from their websites.
Also the only thing I remember from windows updates is the constant nagging restart prompt that sometimes closed unsaved work. You cannot call that good.
Oh, Windows Update on XP was terrible. And Vista's was far from perfect. But it was integrated into the OS and it did, for the most part, do its job of keeping software updated (however annoying it was about it). By 'good' I simply meant well-integrated and effective. I've had complaints about almost every auto-update system I've used.
I beg to differ. The vista one might have actually updated your software to the new stuff though. But from what I remembered in XP, if you wanted the new windows media player, IE, or live messenger, you have to download them from their websites.
Also the only thing I remember from windows updates is the constant nagging restart prompt that sometimes closed unsaved work. You cannot call that good.