But not this time. Because this time Microsoft decided to send me an upgrade to Windows. And having done so, they took it on themselves to reboot my computer! Goodby timed recording program! Goodbye any other programs that I happen to have been running at the time! How dare they?
As it was I lost a radio show. But someone else in the same situation could have lost a mission-critical fax, or an important instant message. They could have been running the last phase of a two-week data analysis for their PhD thesis. Whatever they were doing, it had to be a damn sight more important than Microsoft's daft impulse to get this upgrade out right now.
What can I say about Microsoft's staggering, overwhelming arrogance in assuming that their stupid upgrade is more important than whatever I happen to have running on my PC at the time? Words fail me.
Yes, it's my fault. I should turn off the automatic upgrades -- as should anyone who wants to retain some autonomy. And I have now, too late. But until last Wednesday I wasn't quite cynical enough to realise how low in the Microsoft pecking order the actual user comes.
Well, I already have Linux in mind for the next PC. One day in the not too distant future this will be a Microsoft-free zone. And not a minute too soon.
Jon.
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