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Windows 10 Nagware Interrupts Live TV Weather Forecast

posted by cmn32480 on Friday April 29 2016, @11:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the inconvenient-timing-for-a-new-os dept.

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

El Reg reports

Microsoft's relentless Windows 10 nagware has interrupted a live TV weather forecast, urging meteorologist Metinka Slater to upgrade.

The operating system suddenly popped up a box on screen insisting the station's computer be upgraded to the latest version--while Slater was on air describing thunderstorms rolling through Iowa, USA.

The cyber-badgering blatted over her doppler weather radar, which was being broadcast on KCCI 8 News [April 27].

"Microsoft recommends upgrading to Windows 10. Gosh, what should I do?" Slater asked sarcastically.

So, do you know of a case of MSFT update pushiness that rivals this?

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Gravis on Saturday April 30 2016, @12:16AM

    by Gravis (4596) on Saturday April 30 2016, @12:16AM (#339257)

    This is not a Microsoft problem.

    You are right, it's not a Microsoft problem, it's an anti-pattern in UI design that Microsoft can't seem to stop using.

    An anti-pattern (or antipattern) is a common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective and risks being highly counterproductive.[1][2] The term, coined in 1995 by Andrew Koenig,[3] was inspired by a book, Design Patterns, which highlights a number of design patterns in software development that its authors considered to be highly reliable and effective. -- Wikipedia

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