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CDP1802 wrote: Mickeysoft desl with their customers.
In over 20 years they've never dealt with me poorly and in fact they have made it possible for me to have a good paying career. What's your experience?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Let's see...
They have been hopping from one OS version to the next, every time quietly killing off some stuff and trying to shove us in the new 'one and only' way to go. The only exception was Win7. At that time I had the short lived hope that they finally got in touch with reality again. One of those little 'oooopses' cost me enough code to buy a new Lamborghini, and please not the plain slow base model. Forgive me when my excitement about the next grand new idea does not exactly reach fanoi level anymore.
Trying to imitate Apple also does not help. I'm not going to write any (cr)apps which are expected to cost nothing more than pennies, give them 30% of whatever I get, followed by the government who takes about 50% of the rest. Besides that, I refuse to give them any say in what I may publish and what not. Perhaps the law can come down on me for taking my liberties a little too far, but it's not Mickeysoft's, Apple's or anybody else's business.
And yes, there is also the little issue about the forced updates to Win10. When somebody comes along, installs unwanted stuff on my computer with the intent to draw some bucks out of my pocket, they will discover that they do that only twice with me. The only trust I invest into them after this little stunt is to expect them to become a little less subtle when they think they have sufficiently locked in their sheep.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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CDP1802 wrote: killing off some stuff and trying to shove us in the new 'one and only' way to go.
Is this different than manufacturers of any product? Cars are newer and better and advertisements say we must get the new car. Appliances, same thing. Don't all manufacturers do this? It's how they stay in business.
CDP1802 wrote: When somebody comes along, installs unwanted stuff on my computer with the intent to draw some bucks out of my pocket,
First off, it's the OS. They have the right to keep it up to date, IMO. People have sued Microsoft for not keeping it up to date and they were affected by security holes because they were not up to date. Secondly, what unwanted stuff did they put on your computer that cost you money?
In my opinion, Microsoft is the best software manufacturer in the world and have the best gaming console. They tower above their competition in the OS market. So, instead of griping about forced updates I deal with it and make a good living using their own software to make their own software better.
I also don't see them doing anything different than anyone else in any other market so I can't understand why so many of you hate them so bad.
Are you a Microsoft developer? What do you do for a living?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I don't give a damn what others do or don't do. It's your affair if you want to put up with this. this way they will have the customers they obviously want and the well trained sheep are obviously also happy. Just leave me alone with this.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Wow.  I see I said something that really got to you. If I offended you, my apologies. Have a good day.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: I know. I wish they were like Linux more where you have to use the command line for everything and have to search the internet to find the magic keywords to do simple things.
A really old classic (1983): A Unix Nightmare
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Speaking of casting spells to confound, first there was Me, then Vista now 10. Had enough yet?
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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Don't forget 8 (in all variants) and 9 which just vaporized. Just 10 years of one blank after another, topped by becoming just as awful as Apple and they still wonder why they get the customers they deserve.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Shhhhh don't let them here you or they'll force you to upgrade!
The great and powerful Oz has spoken!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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No. I found a way to make them deny me their update. While everyone was wrestling with the huge downloads, I was smiling at (supposedly nagging) messages that told me that everyone in the world but me was getting upgrades. 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Not to forget... Windows ME 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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CDP1802 wrote: Don't forget 8 (in all variants) and 9 which just vaporized.
You know, that's because 7 8 9
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and turned into a grocery store.
I'll get my coat 
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I don't get it  Anyone wanna enlighten me?
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A magician was walking down the street...
...and turned on a lamp. It was a very enlightening experience!
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I get this one 
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David O'Neil wrote: A magician was walking down the street...
...and turned on a lamp.
ouch! Was the lamp OK?
... sounds like Vegas with all these [drunk?] magicians walking around and bumping into things.
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
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If I explain, then it won't be as funny  (the funny-meter bar is already pretty low to be honest though)
modified 19-Nov-18 21:01pm.
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Two Pretzels were walking down the street.
One was assaulted.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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A baby seal walks into a club...
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Carefull! The warranty is invalidated if the seal is broken...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Also...
The tachyon says to the bartender, "Give me something strong."
A tachyon walks into a bar.
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The barman asks what the first one wants.
Two race conditions walk into a bar.
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