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cactuswatcher May. 28th, 2016 05:35 am)
cactuswatcher May. 28th, 2016 05:35 am)Last night I switched on my computer and got yet another blurb for Windows 10 come up. This one was more insistent than the rest saying my computer was scheduled for update to Windows 10 on Monday. I don't need or want an upgrade on this old computer (one of the last sold with Windows 7). It took a little doing to find my way into the screen where I could cancel the "upgrade."
The thing is I don't know how many Windows 7 and 8 computers that Microsoft suddenly decided to change to Windows 10 at the same time without their owners requesting it. It could be millions. It could be a more reasonable number. I don't think it was a fluke that the notice of the upgrade came on a Friday night with the upgrade supposed to come on a holiday. I wouldn't be surprised if the Internet is a giant mess Monday and Tuesday morning when perhaps millions of computers in the US are trying to download the exact same thing from Microsoft. Maybe when the computers come on the owners will have the option to say no again. But the number of people who decide 'why the heck not' could be enough to create a huge mess.
The thing is I don't know how many Windows 7 and 8 computers that Microsoft suddenly decided to change to Windows 10 at the same time without their owners requesting it. It could be millions. It could be a more reasonable number. I don't think it was a fluke that the notice of the upgrade came on a Friday night with the upgrade supposed to come on a holiday. I wouldn't be surprised if the Internet is a giant mess Monday and Tuesday morning when perhaps millions of computers in the US are trying to download the exact same thing from Microsoft. Maybe when the computers come on the owners will have the option to say no again. But the number of people who decide 'why the heck not' could be enough to create a huge mess.