ElectricMachman

So am I stealing from my employer because I earn more than the cost of my bills?

Oh yes, I remember the audio one, too!

This was before proactive remediations were a thing. Script probably would’ve worked, although I find them a bit vague as to how they work

There have been two distinct Windows updates in recent memory that have broken things.

1. The one that stopped network printers from working, and you had to change a specific GPO setting which was not available in Intune at the time, meaning I had to do it manually on each computer.

2. The one that removed all shortcuts to Office 365 apps from the desktop and start menu, necessitating a repair… manually on each affected machine.

So it does happen on occasion. It’s not as bad as in the XP days, but it still can be a little sketchy at times

But adoption has fallen so significantly that you have to rely on listicles to find what you’re looking for. The same could very easily and quickly happen with optical discs, and if I may be afforded an anecdote, I’ve seen exactly one optical disc brand in the last decade (Verbatim). And that’s when shops have them available, which is extremely rare nowadays.

They might not go away completely, but just like with headphone jacks on phones, you’ll have to scrounge for them. Same with if you want a display that’s less than 6", or a physical keyboard. (Or a floppy disk…!)

How many headphone jacks do you see today? All it takes is one big player, and adoption can fall just like that.