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Why do you trust Microsoft more? They have the most egregious and base level of data collection compared to any other company. Their collection from the OS is p
by friendlybus 7y ago
Why do you trust Microsoft more? They have the most egregious and base level of data collection compared to any other company. Their collection from the OS is pervasive and deep. The inability to truly disable Cortana is evidence that we don't own our purchased software anymore, merely borrow it from the big tech companies.
In terms of undermining user ownership, MS has done more than most with help from Apple. I can get a different webmail provider and use a different search engine. Changing operating systems to Linux from one that actively fights you to run your computer for you is something else entirely.
- walrus01 7y agoI should clarify that I do not trust Microsoft more in terms of data collection, rather that security patches will be automatically pushed to an Xbox one. And that it has a relatively low likelihood of becoming part of a botnet, or compromised by a persistent form of Trojan. Good luck getting a software update for a four-year-old smart TV running some obsolete version of Android. Or WebOS. Xbox 360s are 12+ years old now and are still generally considered something that is safe to have on your home network, and not vulnerable to any known in the wild remote code execution. Xbox one or PlayStation 4 has considerably lower chances of becoming a malicious, virus-infected device on my home network.
- friendlybus 7y agoYeah I can agree with that. Samsung's apps on the older tvs need updating and in my experience they do not deliver the firmware updates they promise might happen at sale.
- nizmow 7y agoI trust them in the sense that they're going to _mostly_ keep the data they steal to themselves and are capable of doing so.