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Well publicised proof of Windows 10 pestering - Live weather report interrupted

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Preface: It is "publicised" not "publicized", you North American mongrels.

 

Source: https://www.rt.com/viral/341275-windows-10-popup-weather-forecast/

 

Well, Microsoft did make a statement awhile ago defending their Windows 10 campaign.

 

Now everyone who was tuned to this television channel has seen it.

 

 

 

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During a broadcast on Wednesday morning, Meteorologist Matinka Slater of KCCI 8 News did manage to act much calmer, however, when a Windows 10 pop-up-shaped ‘hurricane’ appeared to be advancing on the state of Iowa.

Slater quickly got rid of the pesky popup and tried to continue with her forecast, but Windows 10 doesn’t give up easy though with the remainder of the images on screen stalling.

 

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20 hours ago, Kherm said:

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Sorry, this has already been posted in off topic. 

It was posted before but the OP did it wrong and so Mods moved it to off topic iirc.

 

@nobelharvards it is publicized not publicised. :P

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What Microsoft thinks:

"Lets put some pressure on users to try and get them on our new free product!"

How it feels:

get_win101-500x913.jpg

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Wonder how many people were yelled at during commercial break?

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My camera lens sees the present…

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8 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Wonder how many people were yelled at during commercial break?

Eh they probably laughed it off. Not a huge deal. 

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@nicklmg You have to put this on the WAN show docks...

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This is no ones but the broadcasters fault. They let a mission critical broadcast machine be in a position where this could happen.

 

11 hours ago, christianled59 said:

Eh they probably laughed it off. Not a huge deal. 

Yeah i doubt that. Someone will be in trouble for this.

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3 hours ago, adamdidthis said:

This is no ones but the broadcasters fault. They let a mission critical broadcast machine be in a position where this could happen.

 

Yeah i doubt that. Someone will be in trouble for this.

Although it could be prevented, it's not necessarily their fault. Unless it was a consistent mistake, typically the appropriate reaction is to make sure they don't do it again. If they are mistreated and punished for a technical mistake from something nearly out of their control, then they need to rethink working there.

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20 minutes ago, christianled59 said:

Although it could be prevented, it's not necessarily their fault. Unless it was a consistent mistake, typically the appropriate reaction is to make sure they don't do it again. If they are mistreated and punished for a technical mistake from something nearly out of their control, then they need to rethink working there.

It is completely in their control to sort thins out, this campaign has been going on for over a year now. I work in broadcasting and know for a fact that you do not just think oh it will be OK when working in live TV

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That's no error! That's Microsoft cloud! There's a hail storm coming! you guys need to Upgrade your windows to a stronger one

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She handled it so well :P

I guess that was the Microsoft Cloud crossing over Iowa!

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Tell me again, how are there no drawbacks to upgrading to an operating system that gives you almost zero control?

 

You know, unless you take steps that even people in enterprise grade environments deem excessive (apparently)

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