Does it bother you when MS products call home?

[MmmSkyscraper]

Only when it starts to cry and says "Why don't you love me any more?".

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Only when it starts to cry and says "Why don't you love me any more?".

<Adam Sandler>Why is everyone yelling at me?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: skace
I purchase all my software so I am not bothered when an MS product calls home because most of the call home functionality is to my benefit. Ensuring drivers are up to date, security patches in place and that debug error codes get reported properly. Shrug.

I hope you're not suggesting that I didn't purchase my software.

You also said most, so how about the stuff that *isn't* for your benifit?

As long as you are legal...who cares? Actually you have no idea what it's calling home for. It could all be beneficial...it could all not be. Who's to say. But as long as you are legit, it shouldn't matter.

Hm... how could it be beneficial? Not to say it's not, I'm just curious to know what the benefits to the consumer might be.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: skace
I purchase all my software so I am not bothered when an MS product calls home because most of the call home functionality is to my benefit. Ensuring drivers are up to date, security patches in place and that debug error codes get reported properly. Shrug.

I hope you're not suggesting that I didn't purchase my software.

You also said most, so how about the stuff that *isn't* for your benifit?

As long as you are legal...who cares? Actually you have no idea what it's calling home for. It could all be beneficial...it could all not be. Who's to say. But as long as you are legit, it shouldn't matter.

Hm... how could it be beneficial? Not to say it's not, I'm just curious to know what the benefits to the consumer might be.

Checking for important security updates?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

nope, dont care at all as long as they are telling me

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: skace
I purchase all my software so I am not bothered when an MS product calls home because most of the call home functionality is to my benefit. Ensuring drivers are up to date, security patches in place and that debug error codes get reported properly. Shrug.

When they start putting the EULAs on the outside of the boxes, I'll start to give a shiat about them. I don't agree to contracts that I can't read first, including the part about "by opening the package you agree to the EULA".

 

[Phoenix86]

We all benefit for error reporting, like it or not.

 

[Stuxnet]

If connecting to the Internet is central to the application's purpose, such as a multiplayer game or a mail application, then there's nothing wrong with that. If an application needs to connect for any other reason, I should be asked first. Give me the option to do automatic or manual updates. There's no other reason for it to phone home, and I should be able to disable even that if I wish... WITHOUT a firewall.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: Staples
Yes but I understand it is a necessary evil.

BULLSH1T.

There are thousands of software companies all doing very well without playing "big-brother".

Unfortunately, one of the companies that's doing well, (Valve) is playing big-brother.
I'm worried the trend will continue. It may make me switch over to Linux or something else. Especially if I get tired of all the crap video games being published and decide I dont need the latest and greatest Microsoft OS.

 

[Shawn]

That's why I get the corporate versions.