For those stuck with Windows, it is obnoxiously arrogant to now force ALL updates on a user. What if there is a specific patch I really do NOT want? What if there is a patch in that same update I need? I am screwed!
I think MS's move closer to "Big Brother" is totally uncalled-for, unethical, and a breach of trust. They need to be SEVERELY regulated; and I intend to push and lobby for the freedoms users deserve!
Dear Microsoft: Get your unwanted crap out of my machine and my life. I, and I alone reserve the right to manage my PC and anything in it. It deeply offends me that you would take it upon yourself to go forcing things on PCs as a general rule; be it patches or Windows 10 upgrades. You need to be severely disciplined.
For those stuck with Windows, it is obnoxiously arrogant to now force ALL updates on a user. What if there is a specific patch I really do NOT want? What if there is a patch in that same update I need? I am screwed!
I think MS's move closer to "Big Brother" is totally uncalled-for, unethical, and a breach of trust. They need to be SEVERELY regulated; and I intend to push and lobby for the freedoms users deserve!
Christians condemn those that believe the world is flat and the Earth is NOT the center of the Universe.
The Christian Inquisition murdered those failing to believe in their religion.
So do Islamic extremists.
Republican Bible thumpers insist climate change is not happening, and 'God' will save believers.
On the other hand, all you science fact twisters need to stop lying or you will burn in hell!
I see little value to cable. Same shows over and over and over. Especially the premium channels!
It is quite obvious that cable providers keep trimming their costs and raise their prices because:
1) Their shareholders and Chief Execs need to pay their ever-increasing salaries, and;
2) see #1.
When you get right down to it, cable company ethics are just plain bad.
Think about it: You will pay MORE for plain internet that if you were to get a TV pkg included in any subscription!
Why?
How do you know that voting for a third person will not allow Trump votes to surpass all others?
I hate to say it, yet the system is set, at this point, to very possibly cause such a disaster.
I want Bernie. I fear Hillary. I DREAD Trump. Yet, I also fear Johnson and Stein, or any votes that would not even bring any other party not even close to winning.
Having only the polls and words of others to go on, it does, in fact, seem that any vote not for Hillary would benefit Trump.
And I just cannot have that!
MS and other corporation have truly incompetent managers in many tiers of the organization that push these ideas through. These middle managers are better at socially engineering the competent execs that oversee these companies, than they are at understanding the full ramifications of their ideas (like to damage to those PCs that are not compatible, or that many people actually do know what they want in their PCs).
Further, and not-so-ironically, these companies are better at marketing than they at being good at their product!
If a public utility decided to lace my drinking water with, e.g. fluoride, with the intent of serving the community, and it turned out that 10% of the consumers there got sick as a result, what would you suggest as a resolution?
There you have it, dear Republicans; lack of enforced regulations will allow corporations to ever-increasingly abuse the markets.
Mind you, the Computer/IT industry is a bit of a complex 'beast' and a real challenge to regulate, especially by unqualified regulators.
Yet, it is obvious that regulations need to be in place.
And, regulations need to be in place to consider the public citizen as the foremost beneficiary.
e.g. An iPhone will be hard pressed to allow Android to be installed. Only savvy, enterprising folks would attempt this, yet they would already know that an iPhone was built for iOS.
In this case, the device should be marketed as a 'closed' (or locked) Microsoft Surface device, not a Lenovo laptop.
As per historical experiences, PCs (in general - non-Apple devices) are sold as devices onto which you can install virtually anything. This Lenovo case seems to be somewhat of a misleading marketing thing - intentional or not.
Sure. Yet, firstly, we should evolve into a truly responsible species!
That is, we need to really be sure we know how to correctly do it, and are fully able to realize the full extent, and ramifications, beyond any doubt, of what we are doing.
Obviously, the vast majority of our species are simply stuck at the "monkey with a machine gun" mentality.
e.g.:
Jihadists: Do they really think they got it right?
Trump supporters: Do they actually realize what they'd be voting for?
Nuclear power: Now what do we do with all that waste?
Genetic engineering: Is that corn strain really 100% safe to use? No side effects via consumer (human or other) evolvement?
--etc., etc., etc...
Why would anyone buy any HP product?
Between bundled blingware, crapware, unreliability, and devious practices, I cannot see any value in any of HP products.
Installing any HP "drivers" installs all kinds of other crapware that slows the PC down, and always gets in the way. It is as if HP thinks they are the only game in town, and, like Microsoft, thinks they know what is best for everyone.
They are not open to allowing consumer freedoms and options. Thus, are more of a monopolistic-trending company. "Use us, only us!"
This latest incident is, in my opinion, not only grounds for a massive, anti-trust lawsuit, yet also another nail in their coffin.
And it is a shame. Hewlett-Packard was once a revered name back in the pioneering days of computers and hi-tech.
I am a Netflix user and I will NOT cancel my cable. Reason: It costs me $0. The Comcast bundle of Internet+TV+Phone costs me exactly the same as just Internet.
Indeed. Comcast's wisdom was in bundling. However, there needs to be a movement to force public ISPs to offer Internet only at a FAIR price.
I have never actually watched cable, and it is not even connected to my TV, but it is nice to have it just in case someday there is something worth watching.
You are not missing ANYTHING! Cable TV is a 'bundle' of channels that repeat shows over and over and over and over.... and... over and over...
And, the shows are, at best, mediocre. It is obvious that Comcast is buying the cheapest shows at whatever deal they can get. There is NO consideration for consistent quality. It is the POOREST VALUE of any service I have ever seen. EVER. An obvious monopolistic money making scheme. Unethical, criminal.
Would you not think that a large technology company could, and would, have a service flagged in the event that such an unusual activity was occurring on a line, and at least notify/warn a customer?!
It makes one think that Verizon is taking advantage of an error in a system; focusing on revenue only.
This reinforces my perception of Verizon as being an 800 pound monopolizing gorilla.
I have had endless experiences with Verizon's bureaucratic nightmares. They make it way too difficult to get anything done.
Especially compared to any other competitor.
For example, if you do not have Call Forwarding available on your land lines (which all other carriers include in their pkgs), it takes Verizon "up to 48 hours" to invoke a Call Forward request (where other carriers effect a Call Forward request virtually immediately - regardless of ANY other service request that may be pending). It has actually take me over 36 hours to see my requests fulfilled. Too late to meet my needs!
I see things like this consistently with Verizon. Their po;licies and structure are still antiquated, cumbersome, and costly.
Why even bother with Verizon?
Prudence dictates that ANYONE intending to do any kind of electronic communications with intents of maintaining any sort of security, a thorough education is fully indicated before even shopping for a device.
Seems to me that most other alleged criminals get judged by a jury of 'peers'.
Shouldn't Snowden be entitled to a similar judgement?
And if a national referendum votes to pardon Snowden, could We the People then proceed to indict officials allegedly guilty of the infractions against society.
How much cheaper is it for an entity to outsource an IT department than to manage it's in-house staff, or a US based shared IT services company?
Isn't the competition in the states good enough that US companies can compete with global providers?!
If not, then should the US implement an 'equalizing' policy such that supplanting US jobs to foreign sources costs as much to do as it costs to keep jobs in the US?!
Could the US inflate foreign economies so that their workforce costs are at parity with our own?!
IF money (i.e. 'bottom line') were no objective, wouldn't jobs and education both benefit?
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Fine: charge more for the larger 'cookie'.
In that case, I want to pay less, FAR less, for the half-cookie I usually take!
Plus, you owe me for the grief and poor service!
Oh, and also for letting malware get to my network!
For those stuck with Windows, it is obnoxiously arrogant to now force ALL updates on a user. What if there is a specific patch I really do NOT want? What if there is a patch in that same update I need? I am screwed!
I think MS's move closer to "Big Brother" is totally uncalled-for, unethical, and a breach of trust. They need to be SEVERELY regulated; and I intend to push and lobby for the freedoms users deserve!
Dear Microsoft: Get your unwanted crap out of my machine and my life. I, and I alone reserve the right to manage my PC and anything in it. It deeply offends me that you would take it upon yourself to go forcing things on PCs as a general rule; be it patches or Windows 10 upgrades. You need to be severely disciplined.
For those stuck with Windows, it is obnoxiously arrogant to now force ALL updates on a user. What if there is a specific patch I really do NOT want? What if there is a patch in that same update I need? I am screwed!
I think MS's move closer to "Big Brother" is totally uncalled-for, unethical, and a breach of trust. They need to be SEVERELY regulated; and I intend to push and lobby for the freedoms users deserve!
Religion will be the end of us all!
Christians condemn those that believe the world is flat and the Earth is NOT the center of the Universe.
The Christian Inquisition murdered those failing to believe in their religion.
So do Islamic extremists.
Republican Bible thumpers insist climate change is not happening, and 'God' will save believers.
On the other hand, all you science fact twisters need to stop lying or you will burn in hell!
....who we can blame this one on yet?
I see little value to cable. Same shows over and over and over. Especially the premium channels!
It is quite obvious that cable providers keep trimming their costs and raise their prices because:
1) Their shareholders and Chief Execs need to pay their ever-increasing salaries, and;
2) see #1.
When you get right down to it, cable company ethics are just plain bad.
Think about it: You will pay MORE for plain internet that if you were to get a TV pkg included in any subscription!
Why?
The older, the better the chance to interpret incorrectly - or out of context!
How do you know that voting for a third person will not allow Trump votes to surpass all others?
I hate to say it, yet the system is set, at this point, to very possibly cause such a disaster.
I want Bernie. I fear Hillary. I DREAD Trump. Yet, I also fear Johnson and Stein, or any votes that would not even bring any other party not even close to winning.
Having only the polls and words of others to go on, it does, in fact, seem that any vote not for Hillary would benefit Trump.
And I just cannot have that!
How about we ALL write in Bernie?
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MS and other corporation have truly incompetent managers in many tiers of the organization that push these ideas through. These middle managers are better at socially engineering the competent execs that oversee these companies, than they are at understanding the full ramifications of their ideas (like to damage to those PCs that are not compatible, or that many people actually do know what they want in their PCs).
Further, and not-so-ironically, these companies are better at marketing than they at being good at their product!
If a public utility decided to lace my drinking water with, e.g. fluoride, with the intent of serving the community, and it turned out that 10% of the consumers there got sick as a result, what would you suggest as a resolution?
In a related report, another hacker has installed Linux on a Lenovo laptop that MS has had Lenovo lock down to prevent such a thing.
Not really. Yet, who cares?
Where are the Regulators?
There you have it, dear Republicans; lack of enforced regulations will allow corporations to ever-increasingly abuse the markets.
Mind you, the Computer/IT industry is a bit of a complex 'beast' and a real challenge to regulate, especially by unqualified regulators.
Yet, it is obvious that regulations need to be in place.
And, regulations need to be in place to consider the public citizen as the foremost beneficiary.
e.g. An iPhone will be hard pressed to allow Android to be installed. Only savvy, enterprising folks would attempt this, yet they would already know that an iPhone was built for iOS.
In this case, the device should be marketed as a 'closed' (or locked) Microsoft Surface device, not a Lenovo laptop.
As per historical experiences, PCs (in general - non-Apple devices) are sold as devices onto which you can install virtually anything. This Lenovo case seems to be somewhat of a misleading marketing thing - intentional or not.
Seems that a response to social media may apply: Put the toy down and get out and MEET PEOPLE FACE TO FACE!
You may find the real thing more satisfying!
Sure. Yet, firstly, we should evolve into a truly responsible species!
That is, we need to really be sure we know how to correctly do it, and are fully able to realize the full extent, and ramifications, beyond any doubt, of what we are doing.
Obviously, the vast majority of our species are simply stuck at the "monkey with a machine gun" mentality.
e.g.:
Jihadists: Do they really think they got it right?
Trump supporters: Do they actually realize what they'd be voting for?
Nuclear power: Now what do we do with all that waste?
Genetic engineering: Is that corn strain really 100% safe to use? No side effects via consumer (human or other) evolvement? --etc., etc., etc...
Then you do agree to take the Blue Pill?!
Why would anyone buy any HP product?
Between bundled blingware, crapware, unreliability, and devious practices, I cannot see any value in any of HP products.
Installing any HP "drivers" installs all kinds of other crapware that slows the PC down, and always gets in the way. It is as if HP thinks they are the only game in town, and, like Microsoft, thinks they know what is best for everyone.
They are not open to allowing consumer freedoms and options. Thus, are more of a monopolistic-trending company. "Use us, only us!"
This latest incident is, in my opinion, not only grounds for a massive, anti-trust lawsuit, yet also another nail in their coffin.
And it is a shame. Hewlett-Packard was once a revered name back in the pioneering days of computers and hi-tech.
Color laser printers are expensive.
Unlikely this scare tactic article will affect Comcast - the 800 pound gorilla monster finessing it's way deeper into your wallet...
I DO!
Yet I do not understand this article!
I am a Netflix user and I will NOT cancel my cable. Reason: It costs me $0. The Comcast bundle of Internet+TV+Phone costs me exactly the same as just Internet.
Indeed. Comcast's wisdom was in bundling. However, there needs to be a movement to force public ISPs to offer Internet only at a FAIR price.
I have never actually watched cable, and it is not even connected to my TV, but it is nice to have it just in case someday there is something worth watching.
You are not missing ANYTHING! Cable TV is a 'bundle' of channels that repeat shows over and over and over and over .... and ... over and over...
And, the shows are, at best, mediocre. It is obvious that Comcast is buying the cheapest shows at whatever deal they can get. There is NO consideration for consistent quality. It is the POOREST VALUE of any service I have ever seen. EVER. An obvious monopolistic money making scheme. Unethical, criminal.
It is a Trump thing, too! He's good at it!
Would you not think that a large technology company could, and would, have a service flagged in the event that such an unusual activity was occurring on a line, and at least notify/warn a customer?!
It makes one think that Verizon is taking advantage of an error in a system; focusing on revenue only.
This reinforces my perception of Verizon as being an 800 pound monopolizing gorilla.
I have had endless experiences with Verizon's bureaucratic nightmares. They make it way too difficult to get anything done.
Especially compared to any other competitor.
For example, if you do not have Call Forwarding available on your land lines (which all other carriers include in their pkgs), it takes Verizon "up to 48 hours" to invoke a Call Forward request (where other carriers effect a Call Forward request virtually immediately - regardless of ANY other service request that may be pending). It has actually take me over 36 hours to see my requests fulfilled. Too late to meet my needs!
I see things like this consistently with Verizon. Their po;licies and structure are still antiquated, cumbersome, and costly.
Why even bother with Verizon?
And the point is...
Prudence dictates that ANYONE intending to do any kind of electronic communications with intents of maintaining any sort of security, a thorough education is fully indicated before even shopping for a device.
Otherwise, it is survival of the tech saavy-ist.
Stupidity for phone users. Stupidity for developers to think it would not be discovered.
Seems to me that most other alleged criminals get judged by a jury of 'peers'.
Shouldn't Snowden be entitled to a similar judgement?
And if a national referendum votes to pardon Snowden, could We the People then proceed to indict officials allegedly guilty of the infractions against society.
How much cheaper is it for an entity to outsource an IT department than to manage it's in-house staff, or a US based shared IT services company?
Isn't the competition in the states good enough that US companies can compete with global providers?!
If not, then should the US implement an 'equalizing' policy such that supplanting US jobs to foreign sources costs as much to do as it costs to keep jobs in the US?!
Could the US inflate foreign economies so that their workforce costs are at parity with our own?!
IF money (i.e. 'bottom line') were no objective, wouldn't jobs and education both benefit?