Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Windows 10 start menu

Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by Justsignedup on Monday February 10, 2020 @04:50PM (#22293771)

OSX problems range from:

- oh look, apple decided to change their security model. Now old apps don't work. (necessary to prevent malware).

- oh look, no more 32bit programs.

- oh look, you plugged in a monitor CRASH.

- oh look, you plugged in a charger... CRASH.

- oh look, a touchbar.

- let's all pay a $1000 premium for hardware.

On OSX backwards compatibility isn't a concern apparently.

Windows problems range from:

- Who installed this thing? And to where? WTF is it?

- Why is there 2+ interfaces for all system configurations. 1 of which is pretty but incomplete, and the other hidden and terrible but complete?

- Why does it insist on using edge and bing for fucking everything?

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by strbean on Monday February 10, 2020 @07:42PM (#22294964)

> Why is there 2+ interfaces for all system configurations. 1 of which is pretty but incomplete, and the other hidden and terrible but complete?

This is one of the most absurdly awful things in Windows 10. Trying to disable a network adapter requires navigating a maze of useless New Design(r) config pages (where, for example, the ONLY interaction is "set connection to Metered mode"), complete with broken back buttons that take you somewhere arbitrary.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by mr_toad on Monday February 10, 2020 @06:08PM (#22294410)

> let's all pay a $1000 premium for hardware.

Worth it IMHO. I have a Mac mini that I bought on a whim while a Windows desktop was in the shop.

I’ve had it six years now, and in that time I’ve had three Windows machines die.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jsega on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @06:57AM (#22297775)

Yay for anecdotes. I've had the same windows desktop for 6 years without anything being replaced.

I also use a Linux laptop which runs great and "just works".

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by ianlevesque on Monday February 10, 2020 @07:51PM (#22295006)

Yeah. Now try again with the latest Mac mini and compare :(

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by ColanR on Monday February 10, 2020 @06:44PM (#22294638)

> Why is there 2+ interfaces for all system configurations. 1 of which is pretty but incomplete, and the other hidden and terrible but complete?

Of all the complaints, that one I totally understand the rationale for. It's an iterative design, they simply haven't finished building the new one yet. Until they do, I ignore it.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by strbean on Monday February 10, 2020 @08:06PM (#22295085)

It isn't exactly advertised as an incomplete alpha product. Everything in Windows 10 funnels you into the new interface. The fact that the first-class option for system configuration is woefully incomplete is pretty hard to forgive. This is the only supported version of the flagship product of a fortune 500 company, not an early-access Steam game.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by mixmastamyk on Monday February 10, 2020 @08:50PM (#22295265)

Agreed, W10 has been out for years. Apparently it has hit maintenance mode before they could finish. Honestly I'd rather have the XP control panel, with no extra clicks.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by use___net on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:25AM (#22316874)

- WTF are all important links on the M$ website dead?

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