Comments on: Windows Live Messenger Users Forced to Upgrade

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:31 +0000

This is the reason why Windows should be free, because of false promises. In all versions of windows the promise is to make it safe and to run faster. If you see the latest windows 7, its more junk than the hype. The knowledge and know how of supporting one system you knew best doesn’t work on the latest of anything they do anymore. Take this example remember the old Add remove programs, was changed so much we don’t even know what its gone be in the next version. Even simple snap tasks such as adding an extra LCD screen on the laptop is a nightmare in Windows 7. After all these false promises, I go for Linux backtrack. At least there I know its my computer not Microsoft computer. Frank k

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:11:14 +0000

Inferno_str1ke wrote:

I’m loving Pidgin, even if it isn’t quite as good at managing my email as Google Talk was (and file transfers don’t work). Beats using WLM anyway.

If Pidgin could get the file transfer thing to work then I could use it more. I tried to switch to completely switch to it, but too many people send me files through messenger. The switch made it more of a hassle than anything.

By: Inferno_str1ke

Inferno_str1ke — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:03:47 +0000

They may be going overboard, but generally if people see “stick with what you’ve got” or “change” they choose the former. The most popular commercial AV packages are ones that basically take complete control, making you do a lot of work to shut them up for good, stopping you doing things like open virus exes. Generally if there’s a big off switch people press it to avoid the hassle. This is why M$ pushes updates automatically for Windows and doesn’t green light your system unless you choose the full-auto option. At the end of the day people should either get used to change or learn to find their own software – I’m loving Pidgin, even if it isn’t quite as good at managing my email as Google Talk was (and file transfers don’t work). Beats using WLM anyway.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:33:42 +0000

Anonymous wrote:

This kind of thing is why I use Pidgin!

I hear ya...Pidgin or Meebo!

Tinhed wrote:

Well atleast this time no-one will be complaining that M$ did not do enough to fix the vulnerability. But i do think that they went overboard just a lil bit.

Yeah, I would say they went overboard. I acutally can't remember the last time I was forced to upgrade an application if I wanted to continue using it.

MP wrote:

I booted up my PC this evening and was prompted to upgrade. I was running 8.0 up until 2 hours ago, the only reason was that 8.1 randomly froze on me. I am yet to see this happen this evening so I am hoping this has been fixed in a later build of 8.1 (although I can’t find anything relating to this online).

If 8.1 doesn't solve your problem you could always try 8.5 Beta.

By: MP

MP — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:23:16 +0000

I booted up my PC this evening and was prompted to upgrade. I was running 8.0 up until 2 hours ago, the only reason was that 8.1 randomly froze on me. I am yet to see this happen this evening so I am hoping this has been fixed in a later build of 8.1 (although I can’t find anything relating to this online).

By: Tinhed

Tinhed — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:29:40 +0000

What is not mentioned here that new version will expectedly be putting more load on the system resources. While this is a no-issue for newer machines, it might make a difference for some one using a 4 yr old machine like me.

Well atleast this time no-one will be complaining that M$ did not do enough to fix the vulnerability. But i do think that they went overboard just a lil bit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:21:11 +0000

This kind of thing is why I use Pidgin!