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It's not a derail. I've already pointed out that Windows 10 is a converged mobile operating system, and some of its features come directly from Windows Phone (C

by scholia 10y ago

It's not a derail. I've already pointed out that Windows 10 is a converged mobile operating system, and some of its features come directly from Windows Phone (Cortana, Notifications etc). It has a lot of characteristics in common with iOS and Android, and together they illustrate a common problem. Nobody is going to turn the clock back for you. If you don't want a cloud-supported mobile operating system delivered as a service and supported by an app store, then you should stop using Windows 10. Your choice. Nobody will mind. Or you can use Windows until 2020, but remember, that now has telemetry as well.....

RaleyField 10y ago
> cloud-supported Is a nice word for invasive to poorly informed people. Just because it's trendy (or "modern") doesn't mean that it isn't ostensibly bad. > Your choice. It's my choice and Microsoft has every right to crap on their users (if they obtain informed consent, which is again very much arguable). I'll have to sell relatives on switching to Linux and I'd prefer if I didn't have to do that. Lastly, that's beyond just my choice, Microsoft is setting dangerous precedents on x86 platform.
- scholia 10y ago
  It's cloud-supported in the same way as iOS and Android. In your terms, those are also crapping on their users (Android even more so), but sales of iOS and Android devices seem to be pretty healthy to me. The whole world is moving to mobile OS's, so why on earth would you think that Microsoft wouldn't go the same way? There's always Linux for the 2% who care.
  - RaleyField 10y ago
    > but sales of iOS and Android devices seem to be pretty healthy to me. Doesn't mean they aren't bad. You are trying; please don't be a walking logical fallacy. E.g. Windows's security story isn't admirable, to say the least, even though sales are healthy as well and have been historically. Sales doesn't indicate informed consent. Consumers buy what WE peddle them. Some people managed to push them invasive tech and I'm sure many would prefer other options if they could have them and were informed of them. But between iOS and Android there is little choice. Still doesn't mean that because people were pushed to badly designed software on phones that this is excuse good enough to push it on PCs.
    - scholia 10y ago
      Capitalism in action. Good luck with that....

by scholia 10y ago

RaleyField 10y ago

> cloud-supported Is a nice word for invasive to poorly informed people. Just because it's trendy (or "modern") doesn't mean that it isn't ostensibly bad. > Your choice. It's my choice and Microsoft has every right to crap on their users (if they obtain informed consent, which is again very much arguable). I'll have to sell relatives on switching to Linux and I'd prefer if I didn't have to do that. Lastly, that's beyond just my choice, Microsoft is setting dangerous precedents on x86 platform.

scholia 10y ago
It's cloud-supported in the same way as iOS and Android. In your terms, those are also crapping on their users (Android even more so), but sales of iOS and Android devices seem to be pretty healthy to me. The whole world is moving to mobile OS's, so why on earth would you think that Microsoft wouldn't go the same way? There's always Linux for the 2% who care.
- RaleyField 10y ago
  > but sales of iOS and Android devices seem to be pretty healthy to me. Doesn't mean they aren't bad. You are trying; please don't be a walking logical fallacy. E.g. Windows's security story isn't admirable, to say the least, even though sales are healthy as well and have been historically. Sales doesn't indicate informed consent. Consumers buy what WE peddle them. Some people managed to push them invasive tech and I'm sure many would prefer other options if they could have them and were informed of them. But between iOS and Android there is little choice. Still doesn't mean that because people were pushed to badly designed software on phones that this is excuse good enough to push it on PCs.
  - scholia 10y ago
    Capitalism in action. Good luck with that....