What The Hell Is Wrong With MS?

[Atrocities]

Now the update wants to reinstall. I am seriously debating whether or not I should go ahead with the re-install.

[AngleWyrm]

Updates seem like grocery store purchases to me. If I had some pre-existing item that I want fixed, and a patch comes along that addresses that issue, then I'll get it.

Otherwise, they all read "Warning: You may be at risk! Download our stuff!". Because terrorism sells.

[Atrocities]

Terrorism no, fear yes. Fear fed by the all knowing fact that MS products are at risk to terrorism of hackers, spy monkeys, and evil doers the world over. So when MS says you should fear what will happen to your computer if you don't update, I kinda take it seriously because I know that if MS says I need to be afraid, well then, they know their product best now don't they, therefore I fear and update.

Now we must fear the update too. What hidden things have Microsoft installed onto my once secure and private PC? Authentication software, anti-P2P software, key loggers, ISP trackers, and other hidden nastiness.

Fear the Update.

[GuyOfDoom]

My computer has never been the same since I tried to upgrade to Service Pack 2. SP2 decided I didn't have a printer....

[AngleWyrm]

Yeah, my bad; terror does not equal fear...Much greater quantity. Terror is caused by the bad guys. Fear is merely caused by good guys pointing at the bad guys over there. To quote Douglas Adams, more like just nibbling on the hand that feeds you. Not at all like actually biting. Maybe a gentle chew once in a while, but definitely not a bite.

For instance, Big Lou in the alley behind the tavern: "Hey this alley is a dangerous place; all kind of ruffians about. Wouldn't want to see a fella like you get hurt. What you need is protection. Just look and me! I'm big, and I got this here club--So you ought to hire me for the job. Whatever you got there will be fine."

[capnq]

My personal theory is that Bill Gates is a time traveller sent back to retard our technological development. Imagine where we'd be if all the time and money spent coping with Windows' flaws were spent productively instead. ;-)

Seriously, what's really wrong with Windows is that Microsoft has grown into a sprawling corporate bureaucracy where the 500 left hands don't know or care what the 500 right hands are doing.