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Windows 7 really was the last good Windows release. After that we got the hideous Metro redesign, then all the telemetry and shoving of Edge etc. down our throa

by tchbnl 3y ago

Windows 7 really was the last good Windows release. After that we got the hideous Metro redesign, then all the telemetry and shoving of Edge etc. down our throats.

causi 3y ago
Remember when you got really excited for new Windows releases? Remember when Windows asked politely to activate automatic updates and assured you "No information is collected that can be used to identify you or contact you"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YbYdfaD0oA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YbYdfaD0oA
- unforeseen9991 3y ago
  Pepperidge farm remembers
partomniscient 3y ago
I still worry that the Wachowski's were right when they wrote that line in The Matrix about the peak of human civilisation. I actually think its about connectedness. We're too overconnected for our own good, the connections are shallow and manipulative and that connectedness is exploited by the powerful to connect more of us further in ways. Downward spiral of dystopian future ensues... For the controlling corporations instead of employee's you have exploitees and the rest of humanity are the exploited. In fact just before I wrote this I felt bad about reading a different forums post of a stranger complaining they got a cream pie thrown in their face and then finding out later it showed up on Tik-Tok. I too have too many shallow meaningless connections which can be used against me... even if its empathy for a stranger affected by some dipshit wanting likes for their social media account. And all that's with some level of anonymity - I didn't even watch the video. Telemetry is way more evil and calculated and directable...
- tchbnl 3y ago
  I do think the Internet peaked in the early 2000s. Things started to take a downward turn as social networks like Facebook and Twitter really took off and simple recommendations started being replaced by algorithms and endless scrolling to encourage nonstop consumption. The limited hardware and network speeds prevented some of that from being possible. We're definitely overconnected these days. I think it'd be a net positive for humanity if the centralized social networks and mega services died.
Maken 3y ago
Aside from some some odd duplication in the system UI (they have like three different "control panels" with overlapping functionality), Windows 10/11 are not such a bad UX. As long as you actively op-out of all the BS they keep adding on daily basis, of course.
userbinator 3y ago
I'd call it the last acceptable one. 2000 felt like the last one that was actually controlled by the user.

by tchbnl 3y ago

Windows 7 really was the last good Windows release. After that we got the hideous Metro redesign, then all the telemetry and shoving of Edge etc. down our throats.

causi 3y ago

Remember when you got really excited for new Windows releases? Remember when Windows asked politely to activate automatic updates and assured you "No information is collected that can be used to identify you or contact you"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YbYdfaD0oA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YbYdfaD0oA

unforeseen9991 3y ago
Pepperidge farm remembers

partomniscient 3y ago

I still worry that the Wachowski's were right when they wrote that line in The Matrix about the peak of human civilisation. I actually think its about connectedness. We're too overconnected for our own good, the connections are shallow and manipulative and that connectedness is exploited by the powerful to connect more of us further in ways. Downward spiral of dystopian future ensues... For the controlling corporations instead of employee's you have exploitees and the rest of humanity are the exploited. In fact just before I wrote this I felt bad about reading a different forums post of a stranger complaining they got a cream pie thrown in their face and then finding out later it showed up on Tik-Tok. I too have too many shallow meaningless connections which can be used against me... even if its empathy for a stranger affected by some dipshit wanting likes for their social media account. And all that's with some level of anonymity - I didn't even watch the video. Telemetry is way more evil and calculated and directable...

tchbnl 3y ago
I do think the Internet peaked in the early 2000s. Things started to take a downward turn as social networks like Facebook and Twitter really took off and simple recommendations started being replaced by algorithms and endless scrolling to encourage nonstop consumption. The limited hardware and network speeds prevented some of that from being possible. We're definitely overconnected these days. I think it'd be a net positive for humanity if the centralized social networks and mega services died.

Maken 3y ago

Aside from some some odd duplication in the system UI (they have like three different "control panels" with overlapping functionality), Windows 10/11 are not such a bad UX. As long as you actively op-out of all the BS they keep adding on daily basis, of course.

userbinator 3y ago

I'd call it the last acceptable one. 2000 felt like the last one that was actually controlled by the user.