It might just be my poor PC maintenance, but it seems as if all the "updates and patches"-speeches towards the PC are just something people think the PC requires, but actually really don't know much about. Its just something that's stuck in the back of their head from whatever bad experience they've had. Or it might be that they confuse the optional and open accessibility to customize, with something that is required for it to function?
I formated my computer about 9 months ago to get a partition harddrive for my OS. And i've never had to do install a required patch, firmware or update since then. Everything is automatic and runs in the background without hindering any work in progress via Microsoft Update. Ive had 2-3 "mandatory" firmware installs for my PS3 though, during the same time span.
