Why can't 'no' just mean 'no' when it comes to free software?

As we’ve reported numerous times before, and with increasing levels of frustration, Microsoft won’t ever seem to take no for an answer when it comes to Windows 10. When the Get Windows 10 app appears to users of Windows 7 or 8.1 they might reasonably expect to have the choice of saying "yes" or "no" to the free upgrade offer. Except while "yes" means "yes", "no" apparently means "yes, but you’ll need to trick me into installing it". It’s not just Microsoft which pulls this kind of stunt either. This is a recent experience I had when installing Auslogics Disk… [Continue Reading]