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I wish Microsoft (and others) would understand that "no" means "no", not "keep assaulting me with the same question later under different pretexts".

lucianbr 3y ago
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Mutatis mutandis.
Loughla 3y ago
The problem with updates. For me at least. Is that I'm never sure if I really hate them because they're worse, or if I hate them because I've gotten used to how things are. Windows XP was peak os for me, but I think it's better now overall, I just preferred/learned XP.
- bsder 3y ago
  Well, the question is do you think something gets better occasionally? Windows XP was good for its time. Vista was a disaster but I understand its necessity. Windows 7 was actively good. Windows 8 was a disaster. Windows 10 has been just okay. Windows 11 is an unmitigated disaster. Windows is now such a disaster that it is permanent VM bait, and I never see that changing ever again.
  - Loughla 3y ago
    Why is Windows 11 a disaster? What am I missing?
ooterness 3y ago
The self-advertising pop-ups always have responses like "I obey" or "remind me later". Never "go away forever".
- formerly_proven 3y ago
  CHOOSE A REASON TO QUIT ONEDRIVE
the_snooze 3y ago
Tech companies sure love to run the domestic abuser's playbook: * I want to know everything about you and who you talk to (privacy violations) * I can change deals unilaterally and do whatever I want without your say-so (disrespecting user agency) * You can't leave me (vendor lock-in)
- xeonmc 3y ago
  “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”
- red-iron-pine 3y ago
  don't forget the occasional charm offensive, esp. after they overstep, and short-lived honeymoon phase before they do it again
binkHN 3y ago
You have a choice, and that choice is to simply stop using Windows. I made this choice around 6 months ago because of these shenanigans. My production machine now runs Linux, and I'm more productive now when I was with Windows, but I also keep a remote Windows virtual machine running for those times that I still need to interface with this annoying legacy operating system.

lucianbr 3y ago

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Mutatis mutandis.

Loughla 3y ago

The problem with updates. For me at least. Is that I'm never sure if I really hate them because they're worse, or if I hate them because I've gotten used to how things are. Windows XP was peak os for me, but I think it's better now overall, I just preferred/learned XP.

bsder 3y ago
Well, the question is do you think something gets better occasionally? Windows XP was good for its time. Vista was a disaster but I understand its necessity. Windows 7 was actively good. Windows 8 was a disaster. Windows 10 has been just okay. Windows 11 is an unmitigated disaster. Windows is now such a disaster that it is permanent VM bait, and I never see that changing ever again.
- Loughla 3y ago
  Why is Windows 11 a disaster? What am I missing?

ooterness 3y ago

The self-advertising pop-ups always have responses like "I obey" or "remind me later". Never "go away forever".

formerly_proven 3y ago
CHOOSE A REASON TO QUIT ONEDRIVE

the_snooze 3y ago

Tech companies sure love to run the domestic abuser's playbook: * I want to know everything about you and who you talk to (privacy violations) * I can change deals unilaterally and do whatever I want without your say-so (disrespecting user agency) * You can't leave me (vendor lock-in)

xeonmc 3y ago
“I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”
red-iron-pine 3y ago
don't forget the occasional charm offensive, esp. after they overstep, and short-lived honeymoon phase before they do it again

binkHN 3y ago

You have a choice, and that choice is to simply stop using Windows. I made this choice around 6 months ago because of these shenanigans. My production machine now runs Linux, and I'm more productive now when I was with Windows, but I also keep a remote Windows virtual machine running for those times that I still need to interface with this annoying legacy operating system.