It's all about control.
Soon you won't be able to load your own program on your computer. (Just like Apple Computers have no disc drives, and any program you want to run on your Apple computer, you have to buy from there approved Apple App store.
Anti-Virus should be called "Anti-Freedom" .
Why does an Anti-Virus need to update daily? Are there really that many viruses coming out daily? Really?? Or is it a way to control what people can download and run on there computer? I don't want some hokey pokey virus company telling me what I can and can't run on my own damn computer.
Even Windows Update includes this little program called Windows Defender. Even if you don't want Windows Defender, it is going to update on your computer, and decide which programs it deems "Safe, and not illegal." What if they deem using ROMS is illegal? Then the next Virus update includes something that blocks you from running, downloading, or even looking at ROMs. is it illegal? If it's not being bought at there pre-approved sites, they deem it unsafe? And Block you? WTF?
I believe Microsoft will follow the same path as Apple and stop making computers with Disc Drives, and anything that isn't bought at there store, will not be able to run on said computer. (Try running an emulator on a newer Apple computer, or try installing a non approved program that wasnt bought at Apple Store.)
Also look at Windows Updates.
Does Windows really need to update DAILY? Are there so many flaws that it needs to update DAILY?
Or is it a means of which they can add programs to there list of "Unsafe" or what they deem "illegal"?
I can see emulation disappearing in the near future. (Your Computer won't be allowed to run it.)
Could just be I am a paranoid schitzophrenic. OR AM I?
Keep on Pinballin'