LOL. I don’t think too many are overly keen on change Jonathan.

Stay safe and stay well.

Cheers… Jim

I didn’t think you were having a go at me Jim Just pointing out a different view on the situation after turning on my laptop at 4a.m. and trying to get my head around what microsoft were doing this time. I can laugh about it now but at the time through my drooping eyelids it was a bit scary.

Perhaps a better example would be taking away my Ford with all the extras and providing me with a brand spanking new GM without any extras and having to use different gas etc….. OK I admit it I hate change

Thanks for the good wishes, we survive and that’s better than the alternative.

Hey Jonathan.

Nobody here is going to “have a go” at you. You are fully entitled to your opinion. That said, most software automatically updates itself these days, including Firefox. In the case of Edge, it is a somewhat unique situation in that Edge has been completely rebuilt from the ground up.

The browser intrusion equates to a car manufacturer changing a car that you have bought from automatic transmission to manual while you slept.

Not quite, it equates to a car manufacturer changing a car you have bought from an old, worn out automatic transmission to a brand new, far superior automatic transmission while you slept.

I agree with one thing Jonathan… I agree to disagree. 🙂

I sincerely hope things turn around for the better for you. Hang in there mate.

Cheers… Jim

OK so not so much to complain about IF you ‘know what you are talking about’ and treat computers as a hobby or profession rather than a tool to do jobs.

I started with Netscape and never used a microsoft browser for more than a trial day, before changing back to Firefox or chrome. I just don’t have the time to change and learn something new.

I am sure that many will just say I’m lazy and a microsoft basher – I’ve tried Linux a few times and don’t have the time or energy for a new hobby….

Before anyone does have a go. We have now been shielding since March. My wife is bed bound and needs attention every 4 hours day and night. Our granddaughter is in hospital in Oregon (we are in Wales) and will be for a few more months. I am also a disabled person on the highest rates of assessment in the UK for both Care and Mobility.

I neither need or want a new browser and object to turning on my laptop and finding it had taken over my system.

I have used Windows in all its incarnations since Win 95. I think it is marvelous and it would take a big price hike to get me to use anything else. I also have no patience with the ‘All YOU have to do…..’ followed by a load of tech jargon spoken only by Linux lovers.

Basically I bought windows 10, I set it up as I want it and how I find it easiest to use. The browser intrusion equates to a car manufacturer changing a car that you have bought from automatic transmission to manual while you slept.

We agree on many things Jim but this one we have to disagree.

I am sure I can pin-point the referred click-bait site, and I get the irrits with ‘techies’ who add loads of waffle because they believe in their own minds that it makes them appear to have indisputable knowledge on every subject which they choose to promote.
Too many have the smart-a**ed, stupid attitude of whoopee-do Linux over yucky Windows whatever the edition, but it’s not hard to pick that they generally have little knowledge of the O/S’s of both products.

Regards from a GOG…. 😉 (grumpy old git)

Jonno

Hey Mark,

Did you happen to notice the number of comments posted in response to that article? Almost 400 comments when I last looked with the majority agreeing with the author. So, it appears to be working for them.

Cheers… Jim

Hey MB,

Yes, although I believe it is more about click-bait than lack of knowledge. You’d be surprised if I named the responsible Tech site, which I cannot do for obvious reasons.

Cheers mate… Jim

Hi Leo,

So nice to hear from you mate, and gratifying to know you are in agreement.

Great minds do indeed think alike. 🙂

Cheers… Jim

I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s more than just Microsoft bashing, though there’s a fair amount of that. I’ve seen it repeatedly for many major brands (aka targets).

There are certain publications (who shall remain nameless) that clearly, repeatedly, and consistently post horrific click-baity headlines to articles covering what are, essentially, non-issues for most people. I find myself clarifying to my own audience all the time that it’s nothing to worry about, totally expected, not evil, etc. etc. etc..

Very much like the Edge issue you discuss here, just about any change, or heaven help us, a bug, is blown way out of proportion … for clicks.

I’m so glad to know I’m not alone.

[Ask] Leo