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on Friday April 29 2016, @11:29PM
from the inconvenient-timing-for-a-new-os dept.
from the inconvenient-timing-for-a-new-os dept.
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: 5, Insightful) by butthurt on Saturday April 30 2016, @12:58AM
Windows 7 was released in 2009. These adverts only started appearing some time after the release of Windows 10 in August of 2015. If you're implying that Microsoft notified its customers before pushing out these adverts, would you please provide a citation for that? If Microsoft placed the ads without giving prior notification, then Microsoft could have anticipated things like this happening. Unless, that is, they didn't hear about billboards and airport displays showing the "blue screen of death."
It seems plausible to me that this television station had installed Wnidows 7 before these adverts started coming out. Perhaps they hired someone temporarily to set up their computer in a way that was thought to necessitate little to no maintenance. If, as you seem to imply, this studio ought to have someone who keeps abreast of Microsoft's doings, in case Microsoft chooses to create further annoyances, that will be an additional cost for them. If they already have IT staff, it will take up time that could have been used more productively. Whether in money or in time, there's a cost for them.