New vesrsion without asking? Now it's too much. Goodbye Kaspersky

[Ale.x]

I'm using Kaspersky for more than two decades but it's time to say goodbye. It was my weapon of choice in war against all sort of intruders, but now it started to act as one of them. No more privacy protection, no more control. Kaspresky started to act as my computer is their own. I have no rigts to choose anything. They'll do that for me.

Kaspersky acting like they pay to me for using their products. I'm not in control anymore. If I want to use 2015 version - I can't. Why? Because there is a guy (concerned moderator) who will say - it will be a nonsense. Why do you care mate? I paid for this product, I'll use it the way I want. If I'm not following your recommendations, I can't blame you for potential damage, but let me choose. I'm the one who is giving the money for the product, not you.

Right now I got a notification. And that was the last straw. New version will be installed on my computer. I got two options - to download and install it now or to download and install it in the background. Are you serious? Is there a question - DO you want to install new version? No? Why? Because Kaspersky pays me for using their product?

Edited November 16 by Ale.x

[nexon]

Hi @Ale.x

New versions are installed automatically. BTW some users force installation with new version (manually downloading and installing).
This is standard automatic process update.
Some people which have no experience about pc etc using an old version maybe 2 years old versions.

So kaspersky wants give you latest version with latest newest technology. This is not bad this is good, good for you. And bonus at the end upgrades are FREE.

[Ale.x]

This is "good" by whose opinion? Yours? I don't think that anything that is forced is good. Giving an option for an upgrade is good, but forcing it without asking is not good in any universe.

Not all of Kaspersky users are "less experienced." As a matter of fact, Kaspersky doesn't know how many of their users are "less experienced," so your explanation doesn't fit in this matter. Kaspersky should post a notification asking, "Would you like to receive automatic updates?" Then, users who are less experienced can click on "Yes," and their app will be updated automatically. For the rest of the users, there should be an option to reject new versions, and Kaspersky shouldn't ask why they are rejecting because that is our right when we pay for something.

Let's say you are in a store and you have paid for all the things you bought, but the cashier takes some of your items and replaces them with something you didn't choose, with the explanation, "This is the new product, and it is better than the one you chose. And no, you can't take the one you chose, but you must take this one I gave to you. It doesn't matter that you already paid; this new one is better, and we won't charge you for this so-called upgrade." Is this good business practice? To take away the right to choose what you will buy with your own money? Who gave the right to the cashier, or even to store owner to decide what is better for you?

Edited 1 hour ago by Ale.x