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> But I take your point, since if any app can push Windows upgrades it's > going to be Office. The point isn't that Office pushes Windows upgrades, it's that Office pushes Office upgrades. > > and having software vendors ship upgraded DLLs with their products. > Is that really so bad, though? Especially since recent Windows versions > have DLL version management. Yes, it's really that bad. "DLL Version Management" is a horrible kludge that causes more problems than it solves. "Honest. I'm sorry, you wanted to install *that*? So sorry, I haven't been told about it so it must not be the one you really want." Except it doesn't say it out loud, so you don't know why the hell some important app has suddenly stopped working. And then there's "No, you can't install that patch, I have a better version here, what? A virus? Impossible, I wouldn't let that happen! Lalalalala! I can't hear you! Hey, you're putting that back again! Go away, you smelly person, you don't know what you're doing, THIS is the one you want. What? A virus? Impossible. Let overwrite, let override." The solution to complex version problems is not more complex complex version problems.
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