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Comment Re:Does the vendor make md5 or sha1 hashes availab (Score 1) 255

Compare that to a clueless windows user who hasn't updated anything since he got the computer...
Usually people who want the latest version of something is because they need certain functionality it brings. The clueless person will conform with just having the application.

Default repositories could satisfy the clueless users perfectly.

Comment Re:The repositories dummy. (Score 1) 255

I'm not a windows user, but whenever I'm forced to use it, I really miss the package manager.

One would though that with so many users, some of them could get together create a dpkg/synaptic-like program and make a repository with all the free software available for windows. It could also contain scripts for installing freely downloadable software that can't be redistributed. Heck, they could also allow some password based solution for software vendors who want users to get updates easily adding their repository.

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