Sneaky Microsoft Snake



Is integrity even a word anymore?  Have they changed the definition?  Character, decency, goodness, honesty and honor---that's supposedly the definition. It seems that it's so very hard to find an example of those traits these days. 

 

"What difference does it make?" as the oh-so-honest Hillary declared.  It makes a lot of difference to me. While we argue and wrestle with social problems such as restroom access, who can get married, the destruction of flags and history, our leaders and those that should be respected are manipulating, lying and in general sneering as they give it to us right up the old behind. Some of the lack of integrity is big and some is just the decline of having any degree of responsibility and conscience in small everyday choices.

 

Tell me why a man as brilliant as Bill Gates would allow or accept one ounce less than pure integrity in the running of his company, Microsoft. Mr. Gates has made money that most of us can't even read or grasp the amount when the number is written. Has he shared, has he done good things in the world? Well, yes, to his great credit, he has. Still, I think  a quote I read holds true, that one bad action can destroy a good reputation.  No amount of good, as far as I'm concerned, excuses despicable and underhanded behaviors.

 

So, I'm ranting about the latest actions of Microsoft in regards to Windows 10.

After months of nagging and pushing and trying to convince us that Win-Ten is exactly what we must have, it seems the NO that many of us have given is simply not acceptable. The sneaky Microsoft snakes chose the holiday weekend to put up some of their threatening and deceiving warning boxes.  More or less, You are scheduled for your Windows 10 update on ------- date.  In tiny letters, the option to change the date, which would actually give you an option to decline.  What's so sneaky?  Well, the red X up in the right hand corner of the box, the one that we are all completely accustomed to using to close out a nagging alert---if you click on that, you're scheduled for your update automatically.  As is the norm, it's not that easy to reverse updates and changes to your system. 

 

Can you avoid?  Well, fortunately, I've not been forced into the update. I went in and changed the update setting from automatic to manual. At least I will be asked (I think).  I can't testify, but have read that there is a download, GWX Control Panel that will block or remove the upgrade.  You would need to investigate more for yourself. 

 

It is so frustrating that we have to keep looking over our shoulder constantly for the low life un-principled s--t-heels of our world. We just plain will never spend enough of our dollars to satisfy the insatiable money monsters. It seems that the upstanding person of integrity that we can respect and hold in high regard isn't trending these days.