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Is it true that WD really is lighter and faster than most other AVs?
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<blockquote data-quote="truefacts" data-source="post: 889447" data-attributes="member: 87912"><p>No AV is going to run fast on HDD. The OEM world has moved beyond that years ago. The technology has changed. Nobody is really supporting HDD any longer beyond using HDD as a backup drive. Some OEMs still make HDD systems for the ultra-cheap market where people just do not want to pay. The OEMs have long since moved on from HDD technology and are optimizing for SSD. HDD is legacy and nobody in their right mind is going to spend the time, money and effort to support legacy hardware. That is IT industry standard practice.</p><p></p><p>I understand that there are parts of the world where OEMs still produce HDD systems to support the local markets. However, the entire IT industry focuses on the latest and greatest. Microsoft's attitude has always been that drive technology is always improving at a fast pace. It's attitude is that only the latest state of technology is the primary focus. This can be seen by the fact that the WD running on W10 1511 is a different animal than the one running on version 1909.</p><p></p><p>Your argument is the same in principle as "I bought a car 5 years ago. It only has 100 horsepower engine. The trillion dollar manufacturer should make improvements because the market where I live most people buy older automotive technology or continue to use their ancient automobiles. The car manufacturer knows this." Well that is not how industry works, but it is how uninformed consumers think. Consumers are very focused upon the reality that they want to be as opposed to the reality that exists.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, but everything you are saying confirms exactly my point regarding unrealistic expectations. It is emblematic example of the disconnect between consumer thinking and how the IT industry works . You are stating things that no OEM and Microsoft do not subscribe to. So yes it is all unrealistic expectations. Every party's position on hardware is that after about 5 years, the hardware is legacy and therefore there is no guarantee of optimal performance. HDDs are sold today because people are cheap and because HDD is meant for data backup. The OS today is not intended to run from the HDD. Your next counter argument is that Microsoft did not do a good job when HDD ruled supreme. Back then, WD was just a freebee that Microsoft shipped with Windows. The market reality was that people were going to install 3rd party AV. Therefore, Microsoft did not put forth the effort to compete in that space - and there is no reason that it should. WD back then was only an "as is best effort" based upon AV market reality.</p><p></p><p>Here again the issue is not Microsoft but people. People do not want to change and then point the finger at Microsoft. They need to spend the money and upgrade their hardware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="truefacts, post: 889447, member: 87912"] No AV is going to run fast on HDD. The OEM world has moved beyond that years ago. The technology has changed. Nobody is really supporting HDD any longer beyond using HDD as a backup drive. Some OEMs still make HDD systems for the ultra-cheap market where people just do not want to pay. The OEMs have long since moved on from HDD technology and are optimizing for SSD. HDD is legacy and nobody in their right mind is going to spend the time, money and effort to support legacy hardware. That is IT industry standard practice. I understand that there are parts of the world where OEMs still produce HDD systems to support the local markets. However, the entire IT industry focuses on the latest and greatest. Microsoft's attitude has always been that drive technology is always improving at a fast pace. It's attitude is that only the latest state of technology is the primary focus. This can be seen by the fact that the WD running on W10 1511 is a different animal than the one running on version 1909. Your argument is the same in principle as "I bought a car 5 years ago. It only has 100 horsepower engine. The trillion dollar manufacturer should make improvements because the market where I live most people buy older automotive technology or continue to use their ancient automobiles. The car manufacturer knows this." Well that is not how industry works, but it is how uninformed consumers think. Consumers are very focused upon the reality that they want to be as opposed to the reality that exists. I'm sorry, but everything you are saying confirms exactly my point regarding unrealistic expectations. It is emblematic example of the disconnect between consumer thinking and how the IT industry works . You are stating things that no OEM and Microsoft do not subscribe to. So yes it is all unrealistic expectations. Every party's position on hardware is that after about 5 years, the hardware is legacy and therefore there is no guarantee of optimal performance. HDDs are sold today because people are cheap and because HDD is meant for data backup. The OS today is not intended to run from the HDD. Your next counter argument is that Microsoft did not do a good job when HDD ruled supreme. Back then, WD was just a freebee that Microsoft shipped with Windows. The market reality was that people were going to install 3rd party AV. Therefore, Microsoft did not put forth the effort to compete in that space - and there is no reason that it should. WD back then was only an "as is best effort" based upon AV market reality. Here again the issue is not Microsoft but people. People do not want to change and then point the finger at Microsoft. They need to spend the money and upgrade their hardware. [/QUOTE]
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