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Comment by na85 | Hacker News Reader

Remind me again why people on HN are so keen to embrace Microsoft?

Seems like they're still up to the same dirty, user-hostile tricks as they've always been since the 90's.

Actually, Win10 looks a whole lot more subversively aggressive in the quest for "user convenience". Free upgrade! ads in you Start menu. Friends easily join your secured network! by offering password to anyone who asks. Better upgrade distributions! by choking your bandwidth and abusing data caps. Every objectionable feature can be turned off! if you have any idea it's on, and nigh-unto-punitive limitations imposed for opting out.

IIRC, Bill Gates famously sent a memo amounting to "you've got to be kidding me" regarding user experience in a current/new version. Maybe it's time for a repeat.

IIRC, Bill Gates famously sent a memo amounting to "you've got to be kidding me" regarding user experience

Wasn't that about microsoft.com? WRT the download page? I don't recall anything about him bashing an actual desktop product. If I'm wrong and you can dig up a link, I'd like to read it. The "trying to download xxx" rant was classic!

I think the email in question starts on p3 of http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/files/library/2003Jangat...

OK, thanks. This is the one I was thinking of. Bill trying to download MovieMaker from microsoft.com and getting the full 90's web experience. Pretty funny stuff!

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