FUCK YOU MICROSOFT
Mar. 19th, 2013 02:33 amHotmail has just "upgraded" so that its layout and functions mimic Outlook. There is no way to opt out of this change.
I didn't want this. I have not wanted any of their so-called "upgrades" over the years (...okay, the increased memory was not horrible, mostly because it had no effect on the presentation or actual use of the site) and so far as I can tell there is never any public beta-testing or even so much as a general inquiry into whether anyone wants the fucking "upgrades."
I like things simple and plain and boring, I do not use your stupid useless bells and whistles, and I DO NOT LIKE CHANGE, GODDAMMIT. Especially not when the change was completely unneeded, and ugly, and messes up the ways I have gotten comfortable with using a particular site or service!
Why does the internet never seem to accept that this is a perfectly valid preference???
(No, I am not going to switch to Gmail. So far as I can tell, Google is equally annoying and top-down "oh, but just try it, you'll like it!" about such things. Also, see above re: disliking change.
...Although if you know a simple and basic web-based email service that doesn't fuck with its users this way, I might be willing to pay actual cash to not get jerked around with bullshit "upgrades" every year or so.)
I didn't want this. I have not wanted any of their so-called "upgrades" over the years (...okay, the increased memory was not horrible, mostly because it had no effect on the presentation or actual use of the site) and so far as I can tell there is never any public beta-testing or even so much as a general inquiry into whether anyone wants the fucking "upgrades."
I like things simple and plain and boring, I do not use your stupid useless bells and whistles, and I DO NOT LIKE CHANGE, GODDAMMIT. Especially not when the change was completely unneeded, and ugly, and messes up the ways I have gotten comfortable with using a particular site or service!
Why does the internet never seem to accept that this is a perfectly valid preference???
(No, I am not going to switch to Gmail. So far as I can tell, Google is equally annoying and top-down "oh, but just try it, you'll like it!" about such things. Also, see above re: disliking change.
...Although if you know a simple and basic web-based email service that doesn't fuck with its users this way, I might be willing to pay actual cash to not get jerked around with bullshit "upgrades" every year or so.)