Why I switched from OS X to Linux

Re:Why I switched from OS X to Linux by cmdrfred on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @08:52PM (#13379256)

My "fuck up" was a Finding Dory ad on my lock screen. In OS advertising is a non-starter. I let the start menu ad's slide in 8, but that was the last straw for me. That and it bugging me "Edge is faster, Edge is better, use Edge!".

I feel like paid $199 just so Microsoft can sell me to advertisers. Bill never would of stood for this shit.

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Re:Why I switched from OS X to Linux by cpayne on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @09:32PM (#13379404)

A "Finding Dory ad" doesn't sound right. Did that really happen without installing something dodgy??

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Re:Why I switched from OS X to Linux by jocro on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @09:39PM (#13379441)

Sounds like the Windows Spotlight "feature" at work:

http://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-w...

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Re:Why I switched from OS X to Linux by tajen on Thursday January 12, 2017 @06:42AM (#13381500)

With OEM Windows, everything can be expected, from bloatware "drivers" slowing down your machine by half to obligatory root certificates (thanks Lenovo! thanks DELL!) that are necessary to serve you in-browser ads. And you're not theoretically allowed to remove them or it voids you warranty. So an ad at startup doesn't surprise me, it's not really Microsoft's fault, but that's what you get with a Windows OS.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/218437-dell-laptops-ma...

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Re:Why I switched from OS X to Linux by cmdrfred on Thursday January 12, 2017 @07:23AM (#13381680)

I'm fairly certain that its Microsoft that was responsible for this. Others have reported it as well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/5e7kwl/windo...

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