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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by IG_Semmelweiss on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @02:24PM (#34713414)
Do you have a PC?

Are you aware how user-hostile is Windows to even allowing you to turn on your computer without creating an MSN "account" [0]

Are you aware that not every user on HN is a software engineer that is comfortable with changing registry values?

Its 2023. Empathize with your user or see your startup go dead without funding

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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by alar44 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @02:49PM (#34713842)
Registry values? It's pretty easy to tell Windows when to do updates. This is nonsense.
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by ihateyouall123 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:00PM (#34715060)
You sound like a person who buys ugly Walmart jeans because they are cheap, efficient and economical and then wonder why no one talks to you.
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by efreak on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:57PM (#34718214)
People who refuse to talk to me based on the looks/branding/cost of my clothing aren't people I care to talk to
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by BLKNSLVR on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:33PM (#34714582)
(Not to whom you're replying)

I'm entirely comfortable with configuring my Windows to behave how I want, but over the years the increasing user hostility of Windows has driven me to Linux, such that I only use Windows On a work machine, and I'm reminded almost daily about how good my decision was to make the switch.

What I mean is: even those of us who can, are sick of having to.

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