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About

Windows Weather refers to an updated feature on Windows 10 that was sent out to all Microsoft computers in early June 2021, allowing users to see their local weather and news from the taskbar. While this new update was well received by some, it was received poorly by others, resulting in an influx of memes and reactions online shortly after release.

History

On June 7th, 2021, Microsoft released an update for its Windows 10 operating system that included a variety of new features for users.[4] In the update, a weather widget was added to the bottom right toolbar that tells users the local weather conditions, and when hovered over or clicked on, will tell you additional news stories and information (shown below).

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Online Reactions

The first response to the update online came from a Reddit post discussing the weather widget. The post made mention of the new update adding news and weather to the taskbar, as well as making Microsoft Edge the new default browser choice. The Redditor[1] /u/deepspacecat also alleged that it was done to make MSN, which is owned by Microsoft, get more clicks by having articles from the site be pushed to the new weather and news taskbar addition. The post gained over 52,000 likes and 2,700 comments in three days (shown below).

Windows 10 update silently turns on News and Weather in Taskbar. Links default to Edge ignoring default browser choice, and drive traffic to Microsoft's own msn.com so they can boost Ad Revenue. (i.redd.it) submitted 3 days ago by deepspacecat e 2 7e 34 8 2 2777 comments share save hide give award report crosspost O Manage interests ... TOP STORIES > NEW YORK CITY, NY 66 wp The Washington Post - 1h Cloudy • 22% 11 Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit See full forecast USA TODAY 41m Teachers plan protests over laws SUGGESTED FOR YOU restricting racism lessons in schools AAPL 127.35 +0.98% O ABC News · 1h APPLE INC. From car crashes to plane delays, TSLA cicadas wreaking havoc by the billions 609.89 -0.04% O TESLA, INC. NBA ... Clippers 111 Final Jun 10 Jazz 117 HO See more NBA TA MSNBC . 30 mins .VAL DEMINGS ANNOUNCES Rep. Val Demings announces her run TRAFFIC UPDATES MSNBC WERY I-278 E / Brooklyn Q. Hea Traffic NOR for a U.S. Senate seat See more news > EDRD.S eptember Memorial 2:11 PM 76°F Cloudy 金 口 6/12/2021

Reactions to the new update continued to spread on various social media platforms and subreddits. On June 15th, 2021, Redditor[2] DebRC99 posted a Pawn Stars meme that said that instead of doing useful updates Microsoft would rather do Windows weather type updates. The post on /r/memes gained over 118,000 upvotes and 1,475 comments in one day, with the majority of the comments talking negatively about the new update (shown below).

CAN I HAVE SOME USEFUL UPDATES? 36°F Mostly sunny BEST I CAN DO IS

On Twitter, there were two different reactions that were forefront in the discussion regarding the addition of the weather toolbar. There were Twitter users who were happy with its introduction and welcomed seeing the nearby weather, and there were some who were annoyed with either the concept, the way it was executed or some other facet of it.

This secondary hating of the weather app is well discussed in the Twitter[3] post by @Cruftbox on June 15th, 2021, who tweeted that weather is very different in different parts of the country and sometimes requires more nuance to understand (shown below).

Michael Pusateri @Cruftbox · Jun 15 New Windows taskbar has a weather widget. Neat, but no option to turn off the words. For people in SoCal or TX to see "Warning' all summer is unhelpful. Heat warnings are constant. Guess it's designed by folks living in a cool rainy place that think this is an exception. 77°F Warning ^ ņ ) * O Manage interests SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 2.

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[1] Reddit – /r/Assholedesign

[2] Reddit – /r/memes

[3] Twitter – @Cruftbox

[4] CNet – Windows 10 Update

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About

Windows Weather refers to an updated feature on Windows 10 that was sent out to all Microsoft computers in early June 2021, allowing users to see their local weather and news from the taskbar. While this new update was well received by some, it was received poorly by others, resulting in an influx of memes and reactions online shortly after release.

History

On June 7th, 2021, Microsoft released an update for its Windows 10 operating system that included a variety of new features for users.[4] In the update, a weather widget was added to the bottom right toolbar that tells users the local weather conditions, and when hovered over or clicked on, will tell you additional news stories and information (shown below).



Highlights

Online Reactions

The first response to the update online came from a Reddit post discussing the weather widget. The post made mention of the new update adding news and weather to the taskbar, as well as making Microsoft Edge the new default browser choice. The Redditor[1] /u/deepspacecat also alleged that it was done to make MSN, which is owned by Microsoft, get more clicks by having articles from the site be pushed to the new weather and news taskbar addition. The post gained over 52,000 likes and 2,700 comments in three days (shown below).


Windows 10 update silently turns on News and Weather in Taskbar. Links default to Edge ignoring default browser choice, and drive traffic to Microsoft's own msn.com so they can boost Ad Revenue. (i.redd.it) submitted 3 days ago by deepspacecat e 2 7e 34 8 2 2777 comments share save hide give award report crosspost O Manage interests ... TOP STORIES > NEW YORK CITY, NY 66 wp The Washington Post - 1h Cloudy • 22% 11 Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit See full forecast USA TODAY 41m Teachers plan protests over laws SUGGESTED FOR YOU restricting racism lessons in schools AAPL 127.35 +0.98% O ABC News · 1h APPLE INC. From car crashes to plane delays, TSLA cicadas wreaking havoc by the billions 609.89 -0.04% O TESLA, INC. NBA ... Clippers 111 Final Jun 10 Jazz 117 HO See more NBA TA MSNBC . 30 mins .VAL DEMINGS ANNOUNCES Rep. Val Demings announces her run TRAFFIC UPDATES MSNBC WERY I-278 E / Brooklyn Q. Hea Traffic NOR for a U.S. Senate seat See more news > EDRD.S eptember Memorial 2:11 PM 76°F Cloudy 金 口 6/12/2021

Reactions to the new update continued to spread on various social media platforms and subreddits. On June 15th, 2021, Redditor[2] DebRC99 posted a Pawn Stars meme that said that instead of doing useful updates Microsoft would rather do Windows weather type updates. The post on /r/memes gained over 118,000 upvotes and 1,475 comments in one day, with the majority of the comments talking negatively about the new update (shown below).


CAN I HAVE SOME USEFUL UPDATES? 36°F Mostly sunny BEST I CAN DO IS

On Twitter, there were two different reactions that were forefront in the discussion regarding the addition of the weather toolbar. There were Twitter users who were happy with its introduction and welcomed seeing the nearby weather, and there were some who were annoyed with either the concept, the way it was executed or some other facet of it.

This secondary hating of the weather app is well discussed in the Twitter[3] post by @Cruftbox on June 15th, 2021, who tweeted that weather is very different in different parts of the country and sometimes requires more nuance to understand (shown below).


Michael Pusateri @Cruftbox · Jun 15 New Windows taskbar has a weather widget. Neat, but no option to turn off the words. For people in SoCal or TX to see "Warning' all summer is unhelpful. Heat warnings are constant. Guess it's designed by folks living in a cool rainy place that think this is an exception. 77°F Warning ^ ņ ) * O Manage interests SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 2.

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External References

[1] Reddit – /r/Assholedesign

[2] Reddit – /r/memes

[3] Twitter – @Cruftbox

[4] CNet – Windows 10 Update

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