Kevin M., to moi, in part: > > Wouldn't it just make sense that, before a system install, the installer > can scan the computer in question to determine whether the new system will > actually work? > > The system engineers could easily have come up with such a scan, but the idea of promulgating it to users of at least four diff. OSes (remember, there are still XP users out there, end of support or not) likely led to fears of disaster in the company's distribution sector.
> And though I am no conspiracy theorist, I firmly believe Microsoft has > built intentional bugs/glitches in Windows 7 & 8 to try to motivate users > to upgrade. > > It's not all in your mind... I've seen at least five or six updates explicitly intended to "smooth the transition to the next version of Windows," or similar phrasing. But since they weren't "critical" or "important," only "recommended," I could pass on them without guilt or dishonour. B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
