Is this the same Microsoft that decided to change their whole history of user interaction so that clicking the X to dismiss the Windows 10 Update nag screen would be taken as assent?
>Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far
The comment you are replying to is not suggesting that Apple is as egregious as Microsoft. Shittiness can be measured on absolute terms - one doesn't have to accept the lowest bar as the standard.
The larger context is that the article is written by an iOS developer working at Microsoft. Comparing his complaints against Microsoft's own practice is fair game even if he's not speaking directly for the company.
> Shittiness can be measured on absolute terms...
Relative shittiness is a much more relevant factor for consumers, who are constrained by what is actually available on the market. Consumers have to either accept the lowest bar as a standard or not participate in the market.
Absolute shittiness as a measurement can provide a good argument for regulating the market.
>Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-final...
Not to mention the part where they kept blocking every hack users found to keep that nag screen from popping up again after you told it no.
Sorry, but Apple is just nowhere near as egregious as Microsoft is.