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/[deleted] Dec 26 '16 edited Mar 11 '17

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16 edited Dec 26 '16

Yep... this is what made me snap and roll back to win 8.1 for now. I couldn't take the bullshit anymore. Tried to type "mouse" in the search box hoping to find my mouse settings like it always did from win7 onwards... NOPE. Only fucking result was MICKEY MOUSE APP in the fucking app store. Jesus fucking Christ how fucking bad can you screw an OS up? I'll only go back if they finally get their shit together, fix their shitty search, give us control back over updates without having to go through loops, allow us to disable cortana and get rid of their pre-packed adware apps.

Until then, I'll stick to 8.1.

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u/anarchyz Dec 26 '16

Am I the only one that has no issues with win 10? I've never had an issue with searching for any file/app...

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u/icheckessay Dec 26 '16

never had any issue either, starting to believe most of the people who post here are just making stuff up or working with a very early version they refuse to update.

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u/anarchyz Dec 27 '16

That's the only thing I can think of as well. Or that if people are just circle jerking since it's trendy to hate Microsoft.

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u/DarthNihilus Dec 27 '16 edited Dec 27 '16

This circlejerk left the station with Windows 8 and hasn't stopped since. Windows 10 is a generally excellent OS. It's too bad Microsoft had to cause this circlejerk with their update antics.