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Why should they have to let me? It's my computer.

by izzydata 3y ago

clircle 3y ago
Your computer, their os…
JohnFen 3y ago
My first thought was similar: My, how gracious of them to allow me to do something on my own freaking machine.
- cendyne 3y ago
  Was their generosity for gifting you candy crush turned away?
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    Yes. It's a generous gift in the same way that it's a generous gift if my neighbor tosses his garbage into my yard.
  - hightrix 3y ago
    Yes, similar to how I turn down free heroin.
hdjjhhvvhga 3y ago
Their perspective on this point is diametrically different.
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
There used to be an icon on the desktop titled "My Computer". It's titled "This PC" now. That seems a sufficient summary of how MS/Windows views things.
- nightski 3y ago
  Or just an acknowledgement that in today's world a user has many computers and devices, not just one. I hate baseless speculation.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    I have way more than one machine. They're all my computers, though.
    - nightski 3y ago
      When you call something "My Computer" it immediately springs to mind "which one"? Whereas "This PC" is more straightforward. It's subtle, and wouldn't make a difference to you or I. But to your average every day user I could see the second language being better.
  - daveidol 3y ago
    I think it was more of a joke
- oefrha 3y ago
  You mean the My Computer that rebooted for update whenever it wanted even if I had unsaved documents open?
  - jjoonathan 3y ago
    Bill Gates places his hand heavily on your shoulder. Do you feel in charge?
- at_a_remove 3y ago
  Yeah, I pointed that out to someone the other day. "Hunh, I didn't notice that" is what I got back.
trallnag 3y ago
I'm seeing a pattern on HN. Whenever Apple comes up it's "they don't allow it to protect me and I'm so thankful", whenever Microsoft comes up it's "they don't allow it, fuck them". Probably from different people, but nevertheless.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  Indeed, the double standards are painful.
  - olyjohn 3y ago
    It's not double standards if it's different people.
- kioshix 3y ago
  I can't exactly say that I'm grateful that Apple don't allow me to delete Chess.app. Apple does a lot of stupid stings too, and I'm not making any excuses for them.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  > Probably from different people Definitely from different people.

Why should they have to let me? It's my computer.

clircle 3y ago

Your computer, their os…

JohnFen 3y ago

My first thought was similar: My, how gracious of them to allow me to do something on my own freaking machine.

cendyne 3y ago
Was their generosity for gifting you candy crush turned away?
- JohnFen 3y ago
  Yes. It's a generous gift in the same way that it's a generous gift if my neighbor tosses his garbage into my yard.
- hightrix 3y ago
  Yes, similar to how I turn down free heroin.

hdjjhhvvhga 3y ago

Their perspective on this point is diametrically different.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

There used to be an icon on the desktop titled "My Computer". It's titled "This PC" now. That seems a sufficient summary of how MS/Windows views things.

nightski 3y ago
Or just an acknowledgement that in today's world a user has many computers and devices, not just one. I hate baseless speculation.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  I have way more than one machine. They're all my computers, though.
  - nightski 3y ago
    When you call something "My Computer" it immediately springs to mind "which one"? Whereas "This PC" is more straightforward. It's subtle, and wouldn't make a difference to you or I. But to your average every day user I could see the second language being better.
- daveidol 3y ago
  I think it was more of a joke
oefrha 3y ago
You mean the My Computer that rebooted for update whenever it wanted even if I had unsaved documents open?
- jjoonathan 3y ago
  Bill Gates places his hand heavily on your shoulder. Do you feel in charge?
at_a_remove 3y ago
Yeah, I pointed that out to someone the other day. "Hunh, I didn't notice that" is what I got back.

trallnag 3y ago

I'm seeing a pattern on HN. Whenever Apple comes up it's "they don't allow it to protect me and I'm so thankful", whenever Microsoft comes up it's "they don't allow it, fuck them". Probably from different people, but nevertheless.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
Indeed, the double standards are painful.
- olyjohn 3y ago
  It's not double standards if it's different people.
kioshix 3y ago
I can't exactly say that I'm grateful that Apple don't allow me to delete Chess.app. Apple does a lot of stupid stings too, and I'm not making any excuses for them.
JohnFen 3y ago
> Probably from different people Definitely from different people.