[Ipg-smz] Windows 10 upgrade

[Mac McCarthy]

No, I don't hate "monetization" - I hate it done poorly.

On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 7:44 AM Stephen Satchell <ipg at satchell.net> wrote:

> No, Mac, you don't hate computers.  What you hate is the monetization
> and exploitation of computer products at the expense of the users and
> their experience with said products.  Computers are just tools.  And
> when the maker of our tools break them for no good reason TO US, tempers
> flare.
>
> Microsoft puts us on the treadmill with all their software manipulation.
>  Apple puts us on the treadmill with their repair policies coupled with
> their manufacturing decisions.  And these two companies are not alone --
> quality control and life cost is tacked on, not a core specification,
> with profit being the first core specification.  (Remember the old
> Zenith ad?  "The quality goes in before the name goes on.  LG
> Electronics bought control of the company, by the way.)
>
> On 1/12/19 8:57 PM, Mac McCarthy wrote:
> > I have come to hate computers...
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 8:19 PM Patrick Corrigan <phcorrigan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> This is a very poorly designed upgrade. The upgrade will appear to
> >> complete, then apply current updates, and then roll the whole thing
> back,
> >> reinstall Windows 7, and throw out a cryptic error message that has
> been,
> >> based on my web searches, frustrating users for years. It wouldn't be
> >> nearly as bad if it didn't run to completion before the rollback. Of
> >> course, there is no clear-cut fix, and much of the stuff on the
> Microsoft
> >> support site is plain wrong. Other sites are only unhelpful.
> >>
> >> Grumble, grumble...
> >>
> >>
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> >> Patrick Corrigan
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