November 5th, 2015, 09:54 AM | #531 |
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i don't think the forum will allow me to link directly to the site but here in the uk i managed to find a brand new win 7 (with 8.1 discs included though not installed) without any trouble. so maybe if your machine breaks this week/month don't assume you are going to be stuck with buying something you don't want.
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I am grumbling but I nevertheless upgraded my iPhone to their OS 9.1 after upgrading my Itunes version. Similarly I upgraded my Adobe products. This is because security becomes more and more actual. But it is infurating to be depending more and more, for our work or our pleasure, from the people at Microsoft which I distrust more and more. To have me change my negative opinion on them they really have to work hard. |
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November 5th, 2015, 03:57 PM | #533 |
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An update about Susan Bradley's petition
Susan Bradley's petition has reached 5 269 signatures.
Two weeks ago when I joined there were only 4 800 signatures. |
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November 5th, 2015, 08:26 PM | #536 |
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A few years ago I was in the habit of going to the presentations of their products.
At the end you had to answer a few questions. I perfectly remember one where they asked 'Is your opinion about Microsoft changed ?' There had been a legal affair for which they were condemned to pay one million dollars. |
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The petition
Here is the content of the petition sent to Microsoft's CEO by Susan Bradley (total is now of 5 313 signatures):
To effectively implement and use Windows 10 in our homes and businesses, Microsoft must make changes to both the operating system and the policies the company put in place to support the new OS. Those changes fall into two categories: 1) Microsoft must give Windows 10 users more control over when updates are installed. We need the ability to delay or hide damaging updates that impact the computing experience, have undesirable side effects such as blue screens of death, or reduce the functionality to attached devices. Under the current system of mandated updates, we have been adversely impacted by forced driver and firmware updates plus other patches; we've wasted hours dealing with the unwanted side effects. As long-time Windows users, we understand the need to have quicker and more agile security updating. But this agility should not introduce additional risks to our systems. Windows 10 updates have already caused loss of system functionality, video and display issues, and other significant issues. 2) Microsoft should provide detailed information on what's in each update -- along with what system changes we should see with each cumulative-update release. We applaud the cumulative-update model, but the lack of documentation doesn't let us to perform the due diligence required for safely deploying and maintaining Windows 10 systems in our organizations. We have expressed our concerns on the Uservoice feedback platform here and here. We now use change.org's petition platform to express our concerns more broadly. We need control using our existing patching methodologies. We need communication. Sincerely, Your Windows customers |
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But I can be computer savvy if I have to, and the recent W10 crapware saga has pissed me off almightily. Modest efforts on my part to keep the crapware out of my Windows 7 machine have not been successful, and as the performance of that machine has deteriorated over the years anyway I decided enough is enough, wipe the disk and install Linux. The thing has not been running as smoothly as this for years, if ever. My newer PC still runs W8.1, which is OK but for the stupid tiles. The big retailer's non-choice of having Windows-Newest on everything that isn't a soft fruit has not stopped me in the past from buying the computers there - if eventually needed, I could replace the OS on the hard drive. However, with stories about W10 undermining that option as well, my next machine will not be running MS software, not even initially. That may mean that I have to buy on-line, and I won't be the only one. I doubt though the retailers will pick up on this initially. |
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Firefox and GWX
I installed the GWX Control Panel (which works fine). Later I tried to update my browser to Firefox 42. When I re-started FF, nothing happened. I still have FF 41. I wonder if the GWX Control Panel is responsible for this.
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From what you say it seems Firefox did not upgrade. Did you re-try with Firefox ? It may be the problem is there simply. |
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