Can we sue Microsoft?

Started by this isnt right, Apr 12 07 04:39

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this isnt right

I hate the automatic updates. I turned off automatic updates in my control panel. Microsoft kept trying to make me install something called Microsoft Genuine Advantage, which they tried to sugarcoat and make sounding like it was to "help me" to know that my windows was legitimate (which it is). I don't want this software, it is spyware in my opinion, it connects to the internet to send information on my system to Microsoft, and I choose not to do this.

  Anyways, I had turned off automatic updates, and it was trying to trick me to install it anyways, by putting an "install updates now" choice thing ALONG with my shut down computer thing (if you read the fine print there was a little spot where you could click to shut down without installing)...anyways, I did that, keeping auto updates off, and declining to install this Genuine Advantage crap. Well today, a prompt kept popping up saying 'your computer will restart automatically to install updates".... I checked on 'restart later', but this is crap! I then checked my control panel on automatic updates and lo and behold Microsoft somehow had this turned on to automatic again. Bastards.

  of course, this is a principle thing, shouldnt we have control over our own systems? Basically, somehow Microsoft set this up to connect to the internet without my express intended permission and download and install software on my system. They deserve to be sued.

this isnt right

I just had a thought that it might have been Norton that turned the updater back on without my permission. Dammit all of this out of control software getting way too big for its britches.

tenkani

I found a patch on Frostwire to disable the genuine advantage gremlin.

f*ck you very much, Microshaft.
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.

this isnt right

what bothers me is this kind of intrusion can easily become the norm and even more pervasive where content in many facets of our lives will be under some kind of control... media of all kinds, chips in music players, video, television,... anonymity or privacy in communications, emails, etc could be compromised, etc

tenkani

You are right to be worried.
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.

Secret

I used to keep all my emails, now I just delete them right after I've read them.

You never know. :-/
 

tenkani

Ah. Don't worry. "They" keep copies.
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.

Them

tenkani wrote:
 Ah. Don't worry. "They" keep copies.

    (ahem) ... uh, could you type slower?

  thanks
 

Secret

 Makes one wonder why we need the technology, if it just creates more problems for us.


   

tenkani

I will try.

Actually...my next post won't be finished until tomorrow morning.

See you then, brother.  
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.

Secret


Sportsdude

I haven't had automatic updates for a while now.
They seemed to drastically go away when I switched to firefox.
They will go permanently away when I get that new iMac down the road.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Secret

I get them too.  They want to find out if my copy of Microsoft is legal.

I don't bother opening their 'updates'.
 

TehBorken

 Secret wrote:
I used to keep all my emails, now I just delete them right after I've read them.

Too late, I have copies of them.


You never know. :-/
 
 I know.
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Secret

I know you know. :)