Coexistence

I got curious and decided to actually read @th3j35t3r's timeline, and I saw this:
>> https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/390920271663611905
> @th3j35t3r on 3:20 PM - 17 Oct 13
> Patch Tuesday. I hate you. Microsoft I'm trying to co-exist w/ u only because of very small number of things, I have to. That is all.
Now that's interesting, because I also read this by Stephen Watt (the_ut):
>> http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/infiltrate-preview-stephen-watt-keynote.html
> Just like any other convicted felon, you'll find out what it's like to be treated like a pariah. If you're a skilled professional, your unsavory background will make you even less appealing to prospective employers. If you have a fine or restitution to pay back, you will start to do so while earning wages that are likely a fraction of your former level of compensation. And then there will be the question of technology. Wanna take videos of your cat to upload to Youtube? That might be difficult, depending on if and what kind of smartphone you're permitted to use. Very likely, you'll have government-selected malware installed on your laptop. It'll bring your system to a crawl, and you'll be forced to pay monthly fees for that privilege. You'll be using Windows only and since the nature of state-sponsored surveillance on probationers is completely opaque, what software you are or are not permitted to run is completely arbitrary. For the course of supervised release, you will struggle not only against a presumptive and unforgiving society, but a law enforcement agency that will not actively facilitate your reintegration into it.
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> This is my story, and in several ways it is the story of many others.
Let me emphasize the part that stuck out the most:
> You'll be using Windows only and since the nature of state-sponsored surveillance on probationers is completely opaque, what software you are or are not permitted to run is completely arbitrary.

Gee, I wonder what sort of things are requiring this co-existence?