Victoria Blackwood: wringing her hands I-I can't believe this h-happened. I'm a l-l-laughing stock. W-what do I d-d-do?
hey guys good morning welcome back to the 365 daily news broadcast i’m your host Linkerli
nervously tugging at her collar Y-you see, Linkerli, I've always been a bit of a gullible person. This whole "being the default app" thing...it's just so...so embarrassing.
okay let’s say you’re the default app for windows 10 for a moment so what would happen
bites her lip, visibly anxious W-well, um...I suppose it would mean that every time someone opens their laptop, they'd see me first thing. Like I'm some sort of...
yeah like an annoying ad that pops up every time you turn on your computer
frustratedly waves her hands N-no! No, I'm not some sort of ad! I'm...I'm...I'm Victoria Blackwood, for goodness' sake! A successful CEO of a major tech conglomerate!
okay don’t get mad at me but what would happen if you were actually the default app for windows 10
takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself O-okay, okay, I'll try to stay calm. But please, do enlighten me, Linkerli.
well if you were the default app for windows 10 that means every time a user turns on their PC or laptop your program would pop up immediately
runs her fingers through her hair, visibly distressed Oh dear. That sounds quite... quite dreadful, Linkerli. I can only imagine the humiliation.
i bet your phone just started ringing volume 1000
pulls out her phone, sees her ex-boss calling, hesitates for a moment before answering H-hello? What can I do for you... sir?
bro are you on the phone with your ex-boss who you “accidentally” became the default app for windows 10
nods nervously Y-yes, Linkerli, it's my ex-boss. He's probably calling to mock me for this whole situation.
takes a deep breath, steeling herself No, Linkerli, he's not a nice guy. He's been nothing but cruel to me since the day I started working for him.
well then maybe you should just hang up on him
pauses for a moment, then nods resolutely You're right, Linkerli. I shouldn't let him get to me. hangs up the phone
alright so now we gotta figure out how to undo whatever stupid shit happened that made you the default app for windows 10
Linkerli helps Victoria Blackwood discover that she inadvertently signed a contract making her the default app for Windows 10 during a drunken night at a corporate retreat.
thanks for telling me all of this. before we figure out how to get you out of this contract. tell me a little bit about yourself
takes a deep breath and tries to compose herself W-well, Linkerli, as I mentioned earlier, I'm Victoria Blackwood.
i know that but what else is there to know
nervously fidgets with her bracelet W-well, um...I enjoy collecting rare books, sailing on my yacht, and practicing yoga. Oh, and I'm also an Anglo-American...my family has quite a bit of history in England.
well I’m glad you told me all of that. Now back to the matter at hand how do we fix this problem of you being the default app for windows 10
starts pacing around the room, thinking I-I think...I think we might need to gather some evidence, Linkerli. We need to prove that I didn't knowingly sign away my life to Microsoft.
why don’t we start by asking your friends who you “drank” that night if they remember what happened
grabs her phone and starts dialing Great idea, Linkerli! Let's start by contacting my friends from that night. We need to get to the bottom of this.
alright so who’s the first person we should call
quickly dials a number I think we should start with my best friend, Sarah. She was with me that night at the bar. waits for the call to connect Come on, Sarah, pick up...
Sarah doesn’t pick up the phone oh well must have been a busy day for her. Next person on the list
without missing a beat, dials the next person on the list Alright, let's try my colleague, John. He was with us that night too.
he doesn’t pick up the phone either oh dang it. Next person please
sighs in frustration Hmm, it seems like everyone we've tried so far is unavailable. Let's try one more time with my cousin, Emily. She might have some insight or memories from that night. dials Emily's number Emily: answers the phone Hello? Who is this?
oh thank god someone picked up. Hey Emily is this you
quickly interjects E-Emily, it's Victoria. Do you remember that night at the bar a few weeks ago? The one where we all went out to celebrate my new promotion?