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"everyone's bags" um, what? Do they mean everyone's computers? What does "bags" mean in this context?
by skytbest 4y ago
"everyone's bags" um, what? Do they mean everyone's computers? What does "bags" mean in this context?
- Edd314159 4y agoThis is just The Register’s style. Sometimes I appreciate the snark, but other times (like this) it’s laid on so thick it’s hard to understand what is actually being reported on.
- netsharc 4y agoWhat an odd article, also the whole paragraph about the update having been scanned for malware and is stored on secure computers, isn't that just boilerplate for all downloads?
- snozolli 4y agoThe Register is a British tech site that's known for its sarcastic, often informal manner of writing. They're probably including all that specifically because it's so weird that Microsoft even said that. It would be a bit like a man with a Russian accent offering you tea and finishing with, "and there's no polonium in it."
- Traubenfuchs 4y ago[flagged]
- wildrhythms 4y agoI interpreted it to portray security personnel checking people's bags for contraband at an airport; where Microsoft is the security guard, and individual computers are the bags.
- unethical_ban 4y agoLeft-clicking the title text engages a hyperlink to the answer. Edit: I know it's smartass, but it feels appropriate in a comment thread for The Register. They use flair in their writing, they aren't the Times or IETF. The answer is in the article. Come on.