{"id":14688,"date":"2016-06-01T11:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=14688"},"modified":"2016-06-03T10:32:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T14:32:15","slug":"microsofts-upgrade-deceptions-are-undermining-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/01\/microsofts-upgrade-deceptions-are-undermining-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft’s Upgrade Deceptions Are Undermining Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Thurrott<\/a> (via Nick Heer<\/a>):<\/p>\n

For months now, I’ve complained about the software giant’s heavy-handed tactics in trying to trick customers into upgrading to Windows 10. But a recent change to the Get Windows 10 advertisement that is forced on Windows 7 and 8.1 users takes things entirely too far. This is indefensible.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Last week, Microsoft silently changed Get Windows 10 yet again. And this time, it has gone beyond the social engineering scheme that has been fooling people into inadvertently upgrading to Windows 10 for months. This time, it actually changed the behavior of the window that appears so that if you click the “Close” window box, you are actually agreeing<\/em> to the upgrade. Without you knowing what just happened.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update (2016-06-01): Olivier Roux<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Yup, happened overnight to one of the attendants of our 2-weeks international meeting last week, couldn’t reboot her laptop, hosed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update (2016-06-02): Peter Maurer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

The one thing I don’t get about the ever-changing Windows 10 upgrade dialog is why it has a standard close widget in the first place…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If the user is supposed to make a choice, present the options as buttons, and disable the close widget. Force them to make that choice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update (2016-06-03): See also: Hacker News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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