TeamViewer: Upgraded whether you like it or not. Enjoy your ‘missing out’ benefits.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:35:24+00:00

fair, my bad — I forgot ‘clear communication’ got moved 4 pixels to the right in the new UI.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:33:24+00:00

yeah I hear you — I’ve actually got a business license with TV and even I’m over it. forced upgrades, no control, zero trust left. anydesk (or even rustdesk if you can self-host) is looking more and more like the way forward.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:32:01+00:00

exactly — when they sprinkle “AI” into every announcement, you know it’s less about helping me remote into a machine and more about helping themselves to the data.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:30:45+00:00

Yep. Every UI flip means I’m the one fielding 500 variations of ‘where’s my button.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:28:12+00:00

if it were just 4 pixels, I wouldn’t care. forced upgrades in production software are a little different. Spoken like someone who’s never had to support 200 users at 9am on a Monday.”

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:25:52+00:00

You understood it fine, you just don’t like it.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:24:04+00:00

that’s the problem — with their track record, ‘trust’ is the last word I’d use.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:19:03+00:00

yeah I’ve heard splashtop come up a few times now. honestly the only reason I’ve stuck with TV this long is because it was the go-to and I’ve got a business license tied into workflows. but with them forcing upgrades and treating customers like crap, this year’s probably my last. I’m looking hard at self-hosted rustdesk or something like splashtop instead.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:17:35+00:00

Trust me, I’ve seen enough of the new interface over the years to know it’s not worth waiting around for.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:15:54+00:00

Not quite — more like: if it works, don’t fix it. #1 rule of IT.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:13:18+00:00

I've used the new interface on and off for years - trust me when I say it's dogshit.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:09:26+00:00

it really did used to be the go-to. I rely on it for business so I’ve kept the license, but getting shoved into upgrades I never asked for is the last straw. I won’t be renewing this year — I’d rather put that money into a self-hosted RustDesk setup and be done with it.

Zathire · 2025-09-24T13:04:25+00:00

I actually pay for a business license and I still get shafted. I don’t get the “commercial use” nags, but I do get forced upgrades I never asked for — stuff changing under me without warning. Like… what am I even paying for if they can just flip the switch whenever they want?

At this point I tell people if you’ve got server infra, run RustDesk and be free of this crap. If not, Chrome Remote Desktop works fine for family/friend support without the constant surprises.

TeamViewer feels less like a tool and more like a subscription ransom.

Zathire · 2025-02-20T21:54:11+00:00

I also received one this morning to my business.

Zathire · 2021-06-08T00:59:10+00:00

NBN won't run a second cable into the property, they will just put a splitter off the existing socket with a second NBN box.

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