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But it works 99.999% of use-cases as a business decision, what do you suggest windows should do to make it a better user experience for their customers?

> You should be constructing a response to a challenge from the other end, not a response to a simple GET like it's 1999.

Really? Isn't simple better here, why are you making this sound so crazy? Also you can turn it off.

The author also had a good response for spoofing question imo: "So what if somebody spoofs it? Congratulations, you tricked Windows into showing a “full internet access” icon, and then when the user tries to go to a web site, they get an error."

You sound like a typical engineer who cannot see the bigger picture of business decisions.




"You sound like a typical engineer"

I've been a Managing Director for 22 years. Make of that what you will, me old fruit.


Oh and what do you have against engineers? (typical or otherwise)

I used to be Chartered (Stick n Bricks n that) ...


Nothing against us, I get it, stuff is complicated and hard to have a best solution for everyone.




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