Asshole Design Chronicle: An Analysis of Windows 10 Updates

I'd love to present you with a comprehensive overview of why Windows 10 updates epitomize asshole design.

Let’s start with their scheduling. Exactly how many times has your computer restarted in the middle of something important due to an unanticipated update? The system aggressively dismisses your needs for stability or access during critical tasks, instead opting for an unrelenting update pattern. It's an overriding and inconsiderate design choice.

Then there's the matter of update size – often massive. Why, exactly, are we using such large chunks of our bandwidth for seemingly small nominal feature upgrades? Surely a more efficient system could be implemented. However, the current design model feels archaic, clunky and incredibly wasteful, an apt mantle of asshole design.

Last, but not least, the updates often introduce new 'features' that significantly alter the system's UI or workflow, often without substantial forewarning or consent. This breaks away from any semblance of user-friendliness, and instead makes users victims of unfamiliar changes they did not ask for or want. This 'take it or leave it' attitude is a classic example of asshole design.

In conclusion, Windows 10 updates serve as a prime example of overbearing system management design, disregarding user interaction and satisfaction for the sake of pushing constant updates, leading to a hostile user experience.

Submitted 1 year ago by design_critiq