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Re:Windows 8.1 Preview by hobs on Wednesday June 26, 2013 @11:20PM (#5950568)
Android is the place where Google is doing this. Want to use Android without Google? If you are anyone who is non-technical, you damn sure wont!
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Re:Windows 8.1 Preview by devcpp on Thursday June 27, 2013 @03:49AM (#5951128)
If Windows was FOSS and we could "swap ROMs" and extract their stuff easily as many of us do on Android, it would be much more acceptable. Forcing your users to use your other products when you have a monopoly is absolutely outrageous.

As it is, I'm staying on Windows 7 (I have only one laptop and need Word, otherwise I'd be using Linux instead of a Linux VM) and Paranaoid Android. No unwanted Micrsoft or Google products anywhere.

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Re:Windows 8.1 Preview by Alphasite_ on Thursday June 27, 2013 @02:23AM (#5950951)
Well, Amazon et. al, but your point still stands.
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