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posted by cmn32480 on Friday April 29 2016, @11:29PM   Printer-friendly
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: 3, Insightful) by hash14 on Saturday April 30 2016, @05:05AM

    by hash14 (1102) on Saturday April 30 2016, @05:05AM (#339342)

    Oh come on... is it too much to expect nowadays that your OS shouldn't be intruding into the things that you're doing and forcing you to act on its whims? Is the Operating System supposed to serve the user's purpose or the other way around?

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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday April 30 2016, @08:30AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday April 30 2016, @08:30AM (#339405) Journal

    Is the Operating System supposed to serve the user's purpose or the other way around?

    The other way round, of course. That's why you have wizards asking you to do specific things, instead of a command line where you give commands to the computer.

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