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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by djsumdog on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:52AM (#22290789)
I want to see Windows 11. I would rater pay for a new product update than just have Win 10 forever with ads and tracking. Microsoft stop this bullshit. In my world, your OS is good for one thing: gaming. Even then I have to install an outbound Firewall controller (currently Windows 10 Firewall Control) and spend an hour trying to disable all your shitty adds and phone-home and Cortana rubbish! My Linux box is what I use for anything important.

Microsoft could probably charge an extra $60 for an ad-free, privacy-aware consumer version of Windows 11 and make a considerable amount off that audience. But right now, there is no choice.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jmnicolas on Monday February 10, 2020 @12:56PM (#22291463)
I'd pay up to 500€ for a 100% telemetry / ad free version of Windows.
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by gruez on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:29PM (#22292338)
If the Bavarian agency for data protection is to be believed, you can fully disable telemetry in the enterprise/education version ($300/license).

https://www.ghacks.net/2020/02/02/german-data-protection-age...

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by lordlimecat on Monday February 10, 2020 @03:05PM (#22292684)
Those allow you to set telemetry to "0- Security" via gpo.

This notably does not disable telemetry phone homes on either edu or Enterprise SKUs. It reduces it, but there is still an awful lot sent back to MS.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jmnicolas on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @02:55PM (#22302102)
I tried to look for the enterprise version a few years back. It is unobtainium unless you're buying a few thousand of them.
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by gruez on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @09:04PM (#22305084)
Have you tried resellers? eg. https://www.cdw.com/product/windows-10-enterprise-ltsc-2019-... Also, I've heard that if you need to comply with volume licensing requirements (ie. minimum 5/25 products), you can buy a bunch of cheap CAL licenses.
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