Normally, you'd expect a major hardware vendor and a major software vendor to be talking enough to avoid such problems.
Does this indicate that Microsoft and Samsung are not getting along? That's quite possible, since they compete in tablets now.
Samsung disabling Windows Update?
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Re: Samsung disabling Windows Update?
#12If Samsung blocks the Windows 10 "important" nagware patch KB 3035583 that installs autimatically on Windows 7-8.1 (except on PC with Domain/AD) than it's a service to the user. It replaces the Windows Update dialog with an Windows 10 advertisement and it adds a second start button to the startmenu that lauches an advertisement app. If you click the wrong button it will automatically download Windows 10 in the backgr…
Adware vs Malware is an important distinction. No one here is claiming Microsoft are saints but what Samsung is doing (if true) is at best Lenovo level malicious negligence.
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#13I don't understand, why is Samsung pulling stunts like this all the time? It would make sense if they were trying to get up the ladder but they are already there, they hold an unquestionably large market share of Android. Things like these won't do any good in the long run but only prompt consumers to actively avoid the brand.
Some of the things that really surprises me:
[1] http://gizmodo.com/samsung-rigged-the-s4-to-unnaturally-perf...
[2] http://www.neowin.net/news/samsungs-gamepad-is-a-microsoft-l...
[3] http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/09/technology/security/samsung-...
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#14Why couldn't samsung's service just programmatically uninstall the default windows drivers and install their own? Was that too hard compared to just disabling windows update?
Most vendors I've dealt with have their drivers certified with Microsoft's WHQL program and pushed out automatically through Windows update. I'm not sure why Samsung couldn't have done it this way.
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#16I'm fed up with these hardware vendors incessantly messing with software. Why doesn't Microsoft tighten up its OEM licensing terms to put an end to this kind of thing?
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#17Microsoft owns Windows. Licenses it to OEMs. If Microsoft didn't have a problem with OEM's disabling Windows Update, then then would have prohibited it in their license agreement.
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#18If this is true (and frankly I know for a fact it is, as I just downloaded the linked file containing Disable_Windowsupdate.exe, which is signed by Samsung Electronics CO and downloaded from Samsung's own servers) then Microsoft should pick up the phone and threaten the heck out of Samsung, Microsoft while somewhat neutered by anti-trust still has a great deal of power over OEMs and stuff like this is a perfect time…
Yet, Microsoft is responsible for allowing such software to run in the background with no notification or authorization by the user or means to disable it.
Re: Samsung disabling Windows Update?
#19I don't understand, why is Samsung pulling stunts like this all the time? It would make sense if they were trying to get up the ladder but they are already there, they hold an unquestionably large market share of Android. Things like these won't do any good in the long run but only prompt consumers to actively avoid the brand. Some of the things that really surprises me: [1] http://gizmodo.com/samsung-rigged-the-s4-t…
I think the most simple explanation is that they can get away with it without substantial backlash.
Re: Samsung disabling Windows Update?
#20If this is true (and frankly I know for a fact it is, as I just downloaded the linked file containing Disable_Windowsupdate.exe, which is signed by Samsung Electronics CO and downloaded from Samsung's own servers) then Microsoft should pick up the phone and threaten the heck out of Samsung, Microsoft while somewhat neutered by anti-trust still has a great deal of power over OEMs and stuff like this is a perfect time…
Yet, Microsoft is responsible for allowing such software to run in the background with no notification or authorization by the user or means to disable it.
Yes, it's almost as if executable code is... executable.