Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch

Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by ocdtrekkie on Thursday March 10, 2016 @07:52PM (#11263836)

This is basically nonsense. Windows licenses are paid, they always have been, and for the foreseeable future, they always will be. They changed to making updates free, but that's it. Every new computer comes with a paid Windows license as part of the cost. And if you build your own, you have to buy Windows 10. But once you have Windows, you'll always get the latest version.

The whole 'you are the product' thing doesn't really apply to paid OSes. Even if the updates are free.

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Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by cm2187 on Thursday March 10, 2016 @08:08PM (#11263926)

Microsoft is clearly trying to monetize users. The fact that they still make the users pay for it only adds insult to infamy.

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Re:Microsoft embeds nagware into IE patch by mirimir on Thursday March 10, 2016 @09:32PM (#11264258)

This!

Win XP and Win 7 were OK. All the hidden logging etc was cringe-inducing, for sure. But Win 10 has gone way over the line. They're treating their customers like Google does. They're mining data from them, and they're pushing ads at them. But this is an OS, which requires a license, not just a bunch of free online services. As much as I dislike Apple's business model, it at least respects its customers' privacy! If I ever need to use Windows again, I'll get an anonymous copy, and treat it like the malware it is.

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