Microsoft has frequently used this kind of reminder to encourage upgrades.

Microsoft has frequently used this kind of reminder to encourage upgrades.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      Im guessing if your pc isn’t good enough to fully run the program it would be slow as shit or something, and people would have a bad impression of it.

      So, you know, lets plaster ads for it all your computer instead. That’ll make a great impression!

      • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
        4·
        1 month ago

        it straight out won’t install and/or work but does not properly keep track so tries again and again and rolls back again and again.

      • Sylvartas@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        That didn’t stop them from making their God awful searchIndexer default to scanning all the disks way too regularly back then, including C:, even if it was the slowest laptop HDD on earth

    • Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      I would be so pissed. Well, I’m already pissed, but currently and groaning and annoyed levels, not throw laptop against the wall.