Letters
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Upgrade to Windows 11? I’ve never left Windows 7!
It was interesting to read about people migrating “backwards” from Windows 10 to 7 (Issue 721, page 7). I never left Windows 7, nor XP before that, or even DOS for absolute mission-critical work.
There could be a backlash against Microsoft and its insistence on ‘upgrades’ being forced on to Windows 10 and 11 users, much as when some phone updates can leave third-party software unable to run. I had this problem when my Samsung phone updated and my own software stopped working. Result? I never update my phone now. Android shoots itself in the foot.
I guess that fewer people actually trust Microsoft but have to suffer these updates due to a fear of malware that seems to abound in greater numbers with each passing day. In addition, Windows 10 and 11 offers me absolutely nothing extra that I can’t do in XP and 7. However, I can’t guarantee that my utopia won’t be ruined by a pesky update.
Dr Alec Butterworth
My dad rejoiced when he could skip TV adverts
Bill Fleming is right to point out that the quality of adverts has been deteriorating since the 1980s (Letters, Issue 721), but I still think he’s looking back with rose-tinted glasses. I remember my father rejoicing when he got his first TV with a remote control, some time in the mid-1970s. His main cause for celebration was being able to switch channel easily from ITV to BBC 1 or 2 (only three channels back then!) so he didn’t have to watch “those bleedin’ adverts”. I guess before then getting off his armchair five feet away was too much effort!