@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat
Come on, did you read the article?
1) it's an optional update so far
2) only system flash component gets deleted, not the ones installed by user
3) my Debian Testing (which probably has code from 1993?) deletes packages with bugs from repos, they eventually break even if installed.
Anyways, people who own Windows accepted the terms and random things MS does should not be a surprise for them. I would even say they deserve those, for supporting a monopoly.