In message , Mxsmanic
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>Chris H writes:
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>> That is an embedded system as is a GPS and their software is developed
>> to a higher standard than PC apps.
>
>So why is PC software written to a lower standard?
Commercial necessity and lack of discipline
>> For Windows it can get installed on a vast array of different
>> motherboards with different MCU, disk and memory configurations as well
>> as a huge array of additional cards... though these days there are fewer
>> people plugging cards into PCs compared to the past.
>
>And when they do plug cards in, they are a lot more likely to work
>immediately.
Usually they work because there are SW drivers supplied with them as
Window is an open architecture with defined interfaces.
>> This is not completely true. Several systems I have (washing machine,
>> dish washer and ovens) can be updated. As can most cars.
>
>What sorts of updates do you load into your washing machine and oven?
I don't the service people do. Not often but they can had have done.
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