On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:57:08 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> On 10/17/2011 16:29, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:31:06 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/16/2011 20:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> I cited a counterexample, and you changed the criteria.
>>>
>>> Yes. I clarified.  Why, are we keeping score?
>>
>> Not much point, just hard to debate when the criteria keep changing.
> 
> I wasn't aware either of us was trying to convince the other of any
> particular point. I thought it was a conversation, not a debate. :-)

That's fair. :)

But even in conversation, it's difficult to make a point when the 
criteria for the point is constantly changing.

>>> My point is that in spite of how I'm interpreting your claims, Windows
>>> does indeed have "software management elements" in their OS and
>>> supporting software.
>>
>> I never said that they didn't have "software management elements" in
>> the OS and supporting software.  I'm talking about those elements in a
>> software distribution system.
> 
> Windows Update and ClickOnce don't count? :-)

Never heard of ClickOnce.  Windows Update is typically for kernel-level 
stuff or MS-specific stuff, not third party software.

Jim

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