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I rather like the clean aesthetic of Windows 10, and am now using it as my main OS. Sure, it's by no means perfect, and there is still work to be done. But by a

I rather like the clean aesthetic of Windows 10, and am now using it as my main OS. Sure, it's by no means perfect, and there is still work to be done. But by and large I am happier with Windows 10 than with MacOS, Ubuntu, GNOME, and so on. Oh, and the whole "spyware" trope is becoming overworn. User analytics is here to stay, and practically every website and browser does it anyway. At least you can disable it in Win 10 if you are so inclined. Me - I would gladly give Microsoft my data to they can prioritize features for windows 10.

jasonkostempski 10y ago
"At least you can disable it in Win 10 if you are so inclined." Where is that option? Also, it's easy to get a browser that doesn't phone home and a plugin that stops websites from doing it.
- RileyKyeden 10y ago
  Feedback privacy, found with the search in the settings thing.
- lineindc 10y ago
  The Group Policy Editor lets you disable telemetry.
  - Karunamon 10y ago
    ..if you're on an Enterprise SKU. Maybe.
    - lineindc 10y ago
      No. I have Pro and I can do it. And I think you can download the Group Policy Editor in other versions of Windows, and even if you can't, you can modify the pertinent registry keys.
edoceo 10y ago
They've already demonstrated they won't use this to build features you want.
- Godel_unicode 10y ago
  That is literally not true, at least in my case. The new precision touchpad gestures are exactly what I asked for. Also, they're fantastic!
gerbilly 10y ago
>Oh, and the whole "spyware" trope is becoming overworn. User analytics is here to stay, and practically every website and browser does it anyway. I think we shouldn't take the defeatist position with respect to surveillance. I know that techies like us can block this kind of traffic at the network edge or chase down the multiple settings it takes to turn this off, but not all users will be this sophisticated. We should be pushing back against surveillance in how we use our own computers.
- shmed 10y ago
  There's a big distinction between "surveillance" and anonymous "crash logs/telemetry".
  - stan_rogers 10y ago
    No, there isn't.
astrobe_ 10y ago
> User analytics is here to stay, and practically every website and browser does it anyway. At least you can disable it in Win 10 if you are so inclined. Me - I would gladly give Microsoft my data to they can prioritize features for windows 10. User analytics and tracking everywhere (including IRL with for instance face recog in shops), Facebook curious to know if they can manipulate the mood of their users, Google/Microsoft/Amazon investing in "big AI", Money doesn't grow on trees, Do the maths.
drinkjuice 10y ago
> Oh, and the whole "spyware" trope is becoming overworn. User analytics is here to stay You calling things "tropes" or "user analytics" doesn't change anything, and having to use euphemisms tells me deep down inside you know this, too. Also, no.

jasonkostempski 10y ago

"At least you can disable it in Win 10 if you are so inclined." Where is that option? Also, it's easy to get a browser that doesn't phone home and a plugin that stops websites from doing it.

RileyKyeden 10y ago
Feedback privacy, found with the search in the settings thing.
lineindc 10y ago
The Group Policy Editor lets you disable telemetry.
- Karunamon 10y ago
  ..if you're on an Enterprise SKU. Maybe.
  - lineindc 10y ago
    No. I have Pro and I can do it. And I think you can download the Group Policy Editor in other versions of Windows, and even if you can't, you can modify the pertinent registry keys.

edoceo 10y ago

They've already demonstrated they won't use this to build features you want.

Godel_unicode 10y ago
That is literally not true, at least in my case. The new precision touchpad gestures are exactly what I asked for. Also, they're fantastic!

gerbilly 10y ago

>Oh, and the whole "spyware" trope is becoming overworn. User analytics is here to stay, and practically every website and browser does it anyway. I think we shouldn't take the defeatist position with respect to surveillance. I know that techies like us can block this kind of traffic at the network edge or chase down the multiple settings it takes to turn this off, but not all users will be this sophisticated. We should be pushing back against surveillance in how we use our own computers.

shmed 10y ago
There's a big distinction between "surveillance" and anonymous "crash logs/telemetry".
- stan_rogers 10y ago
  No, there isn't.

astrobe_ 10y ago

> User analytics is here to stay, and practically every website and browser does it anyway. At least you can disable it in Win 10 if you are so inclined. Me - I would gladly give Microsoft my data to they can prioritize features for windows 10. User analytics and tracking everywhere (including IRL with for instance face recog in shops), Facebook curious to know if they can manipulate the mood of their users, Google/Microsoft/Amazon investing in "big AI", Money doesn't grow on trees, Do the maths.

drinkjuice 10y ago

> Oh, and the whole "spyware" trope is becoming overworn. User analytics is here to stay You calling things "tropes" or "user analytics" doesn't change anything, and having to use euphemisms tells me deep down inside you know this, too. Also, no.