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I agree with you... I was most definitely not trying to say I support what they've been doing or that I oppose anything you said. I was in a similar boat as you

I agree with you... I was most definitely not trying to say I support what they've been doing or that I oppose anything you said. I was in a similar boat as you; I forced to upgrade to 10 for a different reason and I hated that just as much as you did, if not more. I'm just trying to suggest a way to at least take advantage of your situation and make yourself at least a little happier (I know I did) given that, like in my case, there probably isn't a whole lot else you can do about it.

danShumway 9y ago
No worries, I didn't get the impression that you were trying to excuse anyone, just trying to be helpful. And it's generally fine; in my case I use my Windows tablet for very specialized purposes, so I can honestly cope with a lot of annoyance as long as the two or three apps that I rely on still work. I mentioned somewhere else on another post though that I try to recommend Linux to less tech-savy people now, and experiences like this are definitely a contributing part of that. I spent a fair amount of time setting my Mom up with Ubuntu, and it wasn't particularly easy to get everything the way she wanted it. But then when Ubuntu started pushing Gnome 3 I just kept her on an LTS release and everything was fine - no annoying prompts or stealth upgrades, and she still gets security fixes.
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Wow. She's actually fine with it? Or just not complaining? Everything from the touchpad sensitivity and mouse pointer ballistics to the UI shortcuts and focus-stealing prevention always suck for me on Linux, meaning more strain on my hands etc... I can't actually use a Linux OS on a regular basis without feeling like it'll make me break a few bones or pinch a few nerves in a few months.
  - danShumway 9y ago
    > She's actually fine with it? Or just not complaining? There's no way for me to know for sure which ;) She seems to like it a lot, but I don't know how much of that is the work I put in before hand. I spent a good week customizing everything from font size to mouse sensitivity to shortcuts and browser plugins before I gave it to her. It was pretty much "what do you want your computer to do", then I built her something that did exactly that. But that pays off because I don't have to spend a bunch of time on tech support now, and she doesn't have to spend time learning new paradigms. The only time I ever touch it is if she explicitly asks for it to do something new, which is rare. I think better file/photo tagging is the only big thing on my todo list atm.

danShumway 9y ago

No worries, I didn't get the impression that you were trying to excuse anyone, just trying to be helpful. And it's generally fine; in my case I use my Windows tablet for very specialized purposes, so I can honestly cope with a lot of annoyance as long as the two or three apps that I rely on still work. I mentioned somewhere else on another post though that I try to recommend Linux to less tech-savy people now, and experiences like this are definitely a contributing part of that. I spent a fair amount of time setting my Mom up with Ubuntu, and it wasn't particularly easy to get everything the way she wanted it. But then when Ubuntu started pushing Gnome 3 I just kept her on an LTS release and everything was fine - no annoying prompts or stealth upgrades, and she still gets security fixes.

mehrdadn 9y ago
Wow. She's actually fine with it? Or just not complaining? Everything from the touchpad sensitivity and mouse pointer ballistics to the UI shortcuts and focus-stealing prevention always suck for me on Linux, meaning more strain on my hands etc... I can't actually use a Linux OS on a regular basis without feeling like it'll make me break a few bones or pinch a few nerves in a few months.
- danShumway 9y ago
  > She's actually fine with it? Or just not complaining? There's no way for me to know for sure which ;) She seems to like it a lot, but I don't know how much of that is the work I put in before hand. I spent a good week customizing everything from font size to mouse sensitivity to shortcuts and browser plugins before I gave it to her. It was pretty much "what do you want your computer to do", then I built her something that did exactly that. But that pays off because I don't have to spend a bunch of time on tech support now, and she doesn't have to spend time learning new paradigms. The only time I ever touch it is if she explicitly asks for it to do something new, which is rare. I think better file/photo tagging is the only big thing on my todo list atm.