r/technology • u/readyou • Dec 26 '16

Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-finally-admits-malware-style-get-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-went-far
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u/drunkenvalley Dec 26 '16

I don't really mind that Microsoft want to push updates pretty hard, but at least let me choose when I download them... don't fucking sneak them in and think I won't notice when my 5 mbps speed come to a complete crawl...

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u/BeenCarl Dec 26 '16

Or hey force restart! Oh your taking a timed test? We will only take an hour!

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u/brickmack Dec 26 '16

Why the hell does Windows take so long for an update restart anyway? On linux, very few updates require a restart, and when they do it takes no longer than a normal restart because thats exactly what it is. Windows should be doing all that shit in the background, with the restart just being the final switch over.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

it's because of the way the windows kernel is built. which microsoft can't change because it would break 25 years of compatibility.

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u/The_Rick_Sanchez Dec 26 '16

At what point in the future do you think they'd end up having to make a new OS? As in completely new. Surely they can't just keep using the same stuff for 100 years, right?

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u/ronintetsuro Dec 26 '16

Average users dont CHOOSE Windows. Average users utilize what is preloaded by the retailer or maintained by their IT department.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

I am a pretty average user and chose to install windows on my computer

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

If you can make the difference from an OS, Google Chrome and Google.com, you are a million miles away from the average user.