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[-] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 177 points 1 year ago

Use an ad-filled browser controlled by a megacorp, with an engine built by another megacorp?

Hmmm, I dunno

[-] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 34 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the OS built by a megacorp snorkeling up all your data anyways

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago

..that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn't actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built).

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely

Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from

[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft.

[-] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux

[-] const_void@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe that’s just what they want you to think.

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago

and don't get reset the next update.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU?

Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do.

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