As Samsung and Apple continue to sell their flagship smartphones in tens of millions each quarter, the Windows-maker only shipped close to 2.4 million units. The cross that once closed the pop-up, now gives the permission to upgrade. This question is stumping marketing execs and customer service folks at the company.
According to a Sunday report from MSPowerUser.com, a quiet change has been made by Microsoft to the screen-size specifications for devices running the company's Windows 10 Mobile operating system. If the user didn't respond to the message within an hour (for example if they were away from their computer) the upgrade was scheduled. Don't get us wrong, the new OS is shiny and has all bells and whistles, but not everyone wants to jump aboard. Tablet users, however, typically can't upgrade as the RAM is soldered to the motherboard.
Windows 10 Chan: Do you want to upgrade to Windows 10?
The change occurred as Microsoft have now labelled the update as "recommended" and most users PCs are programmed to accept this type of update for security purposes. "They'll thank us later".
Wish Windows 10 was better in some way? No doubt this has caused confusion to users as many, for decades, have equated clicking the "X" to mean no or to cancel. It still does the intended job by closing the annoying pop-up.
User: No! Stop with these meaningless choices! That's clever. Microsoft has even confirmed the move on its support page. A keen analysis of videos showing what transpired during the company's Build 2016 conference shows that UWP dominated pretty much the entire presentation the company had prepared for the attendees. Instead of cancelling the update, the button now schedule the same for later. It is bound to creep up another time when users least expect it to. Also, activating the aforementioned setting allows automated opening of sites that are excluded in the Enterprise Mode Site List in Microsoft Edge.
Global smartphone sales grew 3.9 percent during the first quarter of the year, but things weren't so great for one vendor: Microsoft.
However, that offer is set to end on July 29 and with just over two months before the deadline, it seems Microsoft is stepping up its heavy handed tactics to try and get users to make the switch.
He said the latest push from Microsoft "seems purposefully created to confuse users who have been wearily slogging through the nagging for half a year now".
Source: Microsoft updates hardware requirements for PC and Mobile
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