nsane.forums Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 A new survey co-sponsored by Microsoft and its Skype division, along with Norton and TomTom, shows that 40 percent of people who are prompted to upgrade their PC software don't always do so.When you work on a PC, you download software applications and nearly all of those apps are updated with new features and software patches via an Internet connection. However, a new survey that was co-sponsored by Microsoft's Skype division shows that a lot of folks don't quickly update their software when prompted to do so.Skype released an infographic with the results of the survey, seen below. It shows that 40 percent of people don't always update their software when presented with an opportunity to do so. When asked why, 45 percent said they were worried about the security of their PC, 27 percent claim the updates take too long to download and install while 25 percent believe software updates offer no real benefits.In a Skype post, Microsoft said it was teaming up with other companies such as Norton and TomTom to push awareness of updating software as part of International Technology Upgrade Week this week. The post states:Our engineers work incredibly hard to provide the best user experience for you, and it would be a shame to miss out. We'll also show you how we're working to make upgrading as easy as turning your computer on, making those little reminders a thing of the past. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 All automatic update checks turned off here. Waste of bandwith and annoying as hell :angry:No prompts. Only nsane-frontpage notifications. :showoff:Psst - In any case, a lot of software are actually blocked from internet access unless explicitly asked for by the user (me) :D You know why :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 24, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 24, 2012 @calguyhunk: +1. Exactly the same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 @calguyhunk: +1. Exactly the same here. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch234 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Funny how its Micro$oft that co-sponsored this survey. With all the talk about them making it easier to be spied on by using Skype, They do have an incentive to get people to update.And to quote Robert Plant from the Led Zep song: The Rover " Oh how I wonder, oh how I worry and I would dearly like to know ..." how much the US government is involved in this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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