Re: Windows Media Player BLINDSIDE update!

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D. W. K. wrote:

I am furious with Microsoft!

For the second time now I have been blindsided by Microsoft with a notification regarding an "update to Media Player 10" which turns out to be a stealth installation of version 11! I DO NOT WANT VERSION 11!!!!!!!!

This is disgusting! It was billed as a "Version 10" update and there was no opportunity to cancel this prior to discovering it was NOT an upgrade to 10 but a "forced down your throat" installation of 11!

I would like to hear from someone at Microsoft as to why they have decided to do this in this way! This is infuriating to say the least! If you want to offer an update to MP11 then come right out and say so! At least give someone the opportunity to say NO!

I WILL NEVER TRUST ANY MICROSOFT UPDATES AGAIN!

DWK
Simi Valley, CA



While your protests are noted, just what was the compelling reason
for going to Microsoft or Windows Updates, finding an update to WMP
10 and then deciding to proceed to update? Was there something wrong
with WMP 9 that came with Windows XP? Or were the enhancements to
WMP 10.X and WMP 11 just that tempting, specifically related to DRM,
copyright protection, piracy, etc.? IMO, WMP 9, out-of-the-box, is
just fine.
.

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