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Backlash from needing to go into settings and flick a toggle switch from on to off? Oh the horror!

• dontblink 11y ago
  But why do I even have to do this? I paid for an OS. Not for new annoyances.
• pkorzeniewski 11y ago
  You could say the same about installers bundled with some crapware toolbars installed by default - you just need to uncheck one checkbox! It's not about how much effort it requires to turn such bullshit off, to me it's a clear message from the company that you're just a sucker to be milked as hard as possible. "Oh, you've turned it off? No problem, we'll be more clever next time!" I refuse to use anything coming from such companies, even if it means more effort in everyday life.
• jfoster 11y ago
  Whether it's justified or not is nearly beside the point. Will backlash happen from this? If it hits the login screen of every Windows 7 user, it'll almost certainly be in mainstream press within the next couple of days. It won't last, of course. That's why I think Microsoft will have an opportunity to learn from it.
• vacri 11y ago
  There was backlash against iTunes 'helpfully' giving you a crappy U2 album. Traditionally, advertising is something you see when you 'go on the internet'. It doesn't usually appear before you even log onto the machine.
• CamperBob2 11y ago
  Just curious, where is the "toggle switch" in the "settings" that I can turn "off" to disable GWX? Oh, there isn't one? I thought so.