Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by ShroudedNight on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:21PM
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Microsoft, as a private corporation, has no business coercing a user to maintain a standard on a device that does not belong to them. Enforcing public policy through tyranny is a role that should lie exclusively with a government accountable to its citizens. The history of western democracy is littered with wars fought to ensure this is the case.
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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by charcircuit on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:27PM
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The computer isn't owned by them, but the operating system sure is. If you don't want Microsoft updating their operating system then use someone else's.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:31PM
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How is this an argument for Microsoft forcing updates on people's devices? Microsoft own Windows, that doesn't give them jurisdiction over people's property.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by charcircuit on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:58AM
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I never said it did. Updating yourself doesn't require ownership of a device. It's just a feature of the software.