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> I need WSL2 so I’m just avoiding doing anything private on my personal computer for now. This is madness. It's hard to consider a machine your "personal comp
by OberstKrueger 6y ago
> I need WSL2 so I’m just avoiding doing anything private on my personal computer for now.
This is madness. It's hard to consider a machine your "personal computer" if you're afraid of doing anything personal on it.
- lonelappde 6y agoThen don't join a beta test of softwaree as part of a collaboration with a 3rd party business? "Personal computer" means one person per computer, vs a mainframe. It's not a privacy statement.
- ghostpepper 6y agoThis is actually not how I understand the origins of the phrase. Before the PC, all computers were owned by large corporations and governments, and the PC was seen as a way to take back that control. See also: Apple's famous 1984 ad.
- p410n3 6y agoWell its the insider build. The normal build doesn't require that
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThis is just a taste of what it means to have Operating System as a Service. Which is where Microsoft is apparently heading.
- thejynxed 6y agoWindows as a Service has been their stated goal since prior to the release of Vista. Nadella has opted to go full speed ahead, with everything from Office to the versions of Windows running on the Surface & Xbox being entirely SaaS. I'm just waiting for the "You must subscribe" hammer to fall for Windows in general.