A squash and a squeeze
With the help of an old man and all of her animals, an old lady realizes that her house is not as small as she thought it was.
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- Ha, I know that story from the Julia Donaldson kids book (and song) "A Squash and a Squeeze" [1]. So true too. We don't appreciate how good things are, or how much we are capable of, until they get a lot worse.
[1]: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/julia-donaldson/a-squas....
- > I just don't see it. I don't see something this low level spun up to board level.
No one is talking about board level. board meets once a month or two, unless there's a very good reason. I was talking about CEO (whose position on the board is not relevant to this discussion).
It's in every possible computer publication, with discussion of legal class action (and at least one already submitted). If this doesn't get to CEO level, Microsoft is improperly managed. If I had a way to verify, I would bet some money that indeed Nadella is aware, and has authorized or even blessed this course of action.
> So you see, they did address the problem.
People were complaining that they can't make GWX go away; so microsoft made it recommended instead of optional, and an 'x' makes it install. Then they roll back. This is known as the "Squash and a Squeeze"[0] or the "Get rid of the goat"[1] technique to make things seem acceptable. In politics, it is known as the Overton window[2]. I dare say this was a calculated gambit, and I do consider this a dark pattern.
> It was a dumb mistake, made by a handful of people who then half-assedly corrected it.
That is a very charitable explanation, which I do not accept.
> I'm also not sure what "new Microsoft" you're referring to.
I'm referring to the "open source loving, friendly, nice guy" Microsoft is considered by some people lately, as opposed to the convicted monopolist, horrible, only-behave-when-they've-been-beaten-to-submission, android-and-exchange-patent-extorting Microsoft. I don't think a lot has changed - and I think Win10 is a good example for how little has really changed.
I expect you disagree, and that's fine. You keep using Microsoft, and I'll keep avoiding them as I have done for the past 12 years or so.
[0] http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059041.A_Squash_and_a_Sq... [1] http://www.beliefnet.com/love-family/parenting/2000/10/teach... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
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