Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking

Re:Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking by Sir_Cmpwn on Thursday February 15, 2018 @02:52PM (#16386975)

You can't simultaneously talk about 50% of global Windows users and their struggles with UI and assume they have the foggiest idea how to set up a strong HOSTS file and a carefully secured Firefox installation. How about they just don't use a hostile OS? If you're defending yourself from your own operating system, you've chosen the wrong damn operating system.

Also, I don't want to hear the UI argument when KDE Plasma exists. I bet 90% or better of Windows users would be comfortable on Plasma.

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Re:Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps on My PC Without Asking by blibble on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:42PM (#16388785)

> If you're defending yourself from your own operating system, you've chosen the wrong damn operating system.

this is exactly 100% dead on the money

prior to Windows 10 Microsoft was at worst known for producing unreliable mediocre quality software, but they were trustworthy (at least for the end user)

Windows 10 changed everything, at the point you're fighting the company that made the OS to not spy on you, not show you ads, not reboot against your will and not reinstall random crapware you previously removed: it's time to switch

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