I had to hack my windows with some shady regex i found in order to stop constant and forced updates because of things like this (although this is not a big deal

I had to hack my windows with some shady regex i found in order to stop constant and forced updates because of things like this (although this is not a big deal but they add up and it's only a matter of time until they release an update with ads everywhere). I just completely disagree with the philosophy of software being something that is constantly updated and changed (of course it needs updates but less is more here, instead of the usual CI/CD with daily production updates every day). We could have solid and reliable software that optimizes for stability, but that would cost companies more money so instead they allow themselves all the runway they need to fix and update as much as needed and they can cut costs around testing and engineering while using end users as their testers. I'm definitely looking into Linux but unfortunately I do like Nvidia GPUs and I have concerns around that. Regardless, it's not tha I don't want to pay for an OS. MacOS is basically the best of both worlds, but I wish there was something like MacOS for PCs. I heard Valve is making a SteamOS, and I think that looks promising.