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Originally Posted by OffCamber00
A large portion of updates consist of patches to security vulnerabilities. Threat actors are constantly finding new holes in our technology that need to be closed.
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I can accept security as a reason for updates, but these updates are like pieces of congressional legislation: loaded with pork.
Recent windows updates have made it so I can't use sound recording software to directly record the output from the PC audio system. I did that very thing 6 months ago without issue, now it no longer is an option. Why? PCs are sold and marketed as multimedia devices that allow us to make music, movies, blah, blah, blah. The ability to record the output of the soundcard is a pretty critical thing for a multimedia device I'd say.
I have Sonos in my home (love it). I have repurposed a couple older iPhones into Sonos remotes to leave in various rooms around the house. Otherwise you have to carry your primary phone all around and I don't want to live with my phone in my hand 24/7. This was a new lease on life for these perfectly good older pieces of tech. Its not possible to further upgrade the OS on these phones, and now the entire Sonos system has suddenly stopped working with the older versions of their app so I can't use these old phones as remote controls any longer. Why? Is security a big issue for a stereo system? The app allowed you to choose the music source, play and stop music, select which room to play the music, increase and decrease the volume and adjust tone controls. Not sure what else it needs to do that is so important to kill off compatibility with older devices?