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The Windows 11 problem (www.spacebar.news)

submitted 1 year ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I could probably tolerate Windows 11 if:

the start menu search didn’t search the web and just searched my system.
the widget panel wasn’t just a wrapper for their shitty news aggregator that seems to only gather celebrity news
If I have windows pro, I don’t want notifications to use Edge or see TikTok, Amazon, Candycrush, etc. in the start menu (I know they aren’t downloaded but what “pro” wants any of that shit)

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are debloating tools that do all of that for you in just a few clicks.

[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But why is that even necessary

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

Because Microsoft subsidizes the price of Windows by selling ad space. Legit XP and 7 licenses were far more expensive.

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