AOL fixing Microsoft default settings

Tue Oct 28 22:09:03 UTC 2003

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Fred Baker wrote:
> Personally, I don't ask my ISP or my IT department to randomly change the
> configuration of my computer. I am very happy for them to suggest changes,
> but *if* I agree, *I* want to install them when it is convenient for *me*,
> not when it is convenient for *them*.

There is a difference.  In most cases the corporate laptop is owned by the
corporation, not the employee.  Shouldn't the corporate organization be
able to change its own computers whenever it chooses, regardless of the
desire of its employees.

On the other hand, the ISP does not own the customer's computer.  And
despite EULA which say it not sold only licensed to the customer, most
people view their computer as their property not the ISP's.