Re:“My long goodbye to Windows XP” (2022)
by wkat4242 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:12AM
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> Apple is a much more privacy-friendly company than Microsoft.
I'm not in agreement here. Apple likes to paint themselves as more privacy-friendly, yes. Whether they actually are is another story.
They have a lot better PR that prevents them from doing stupid skullduggery like unwanted news and "special offers" and "payment plans" in edge. But a Mac calls home a lot even when you are turning telemetry "off".
I'll try the enterprise version (I have MDSN) but last time I checked it I am pretty sure it gave the same options.
Enterprise, Server and Education licenses support "Diagnostic Data Off" telemetry level. I think they'll sell Server to anyone, and even though Enterprise is only sold to "businesses", it doesn't cost much to set up a corporation, and now you are a business customer.
Not saying I'm a fan of Microsoft's telemetry policies–but it is not like people are forced to buy Windows, especially nowadays, there are other options: macOS, Linux, Chromebooks. Don't have to worry about telemetry on my Linux box, and Apple is a much more privacy-friendly company than Microsoft. If people don't like Microsoft's policies, they can vote with their feet.
> You can't really compare enterprise class software with something that is sold directly to consumers.
Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7 for consumers, only for certain enterprise use cases. So in the context in which it is still supported, it is enterprise class software, and other enterprise class software is a valid comparison.