Microsoft: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means…
Posted by: Todd in grrrrrr, work, apple, web“Hallo! My name is Inigo Montoya. You send me mislabeled crap. Prepare to die” …
I’m not a Microsoft fan. I think the combination of their relatively crappy product(s), assuming their non-commercial customers are criminals and/or mindless drones, and the inaccessibility of their support system (I’ve found it far easier to Google for Microsoft support issues rather than using Microsoft’s support search site… and can you find a phone number on there anywhere?) make them a good candidate for technical hatred.
But the thing that really gets me is the lack of even remotely honest labeling. There was the instance where they upgraded everyone to the new (crappy) Internet Explorer 7 via the “Critical Updates” section of Windows Update… Which then followed on with future (actual) critical updates to fix the holes in IE7…
And now, this… I needed to sign up for Windows Messenger MSN Messenger Hotmail Windows Live whatever they’re calling it now since we use the Microsoft messnger at work. It gives you a hotmail address, so now I have a hotmail address. Fabulous. I never use the Hotmail address, but occaisionally my messenger pops up an alert telling me I have email in my inbox. It’s always marketing crap from Microsoft, so I found my way into the preferences to turn off all communication from Microsoft, other than the required “Updates, changes to the service, or information vital to the service.
I’m okay with that… “We have a security flaw”, “Your storage just got upgraded to X gigabytes”, “Here’s your lost password” — all relevant and useful information that I am totally willing to accept.
Then this arrived this morning…
Now, I’m sorry, but I seriously doubt that getting Spooky haloween packs, Getting Sweet Stuff Now, and getting marketing emails for Windows Live OneCare counts as “Updates, Changes, or Information vital to the service”.
I think it’s especially telling that they REMIND you that this email is being sent under those pretenses, and that if you don’t like it, don’t let the e-door hit you on the e-butt on the e-way out.
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