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I wouldn't classify getting random malware as "nothing happening".
by gkbrk 3mo ago
I wouldn't classify getting random malware as "nothing happening".
- frollogaston 3mo agoBecause it spies on them and nags. But Windows itself already does that. LG could've done the same thing sans the mcafee popups and nobody would care, in fact Dell is probably doing that.
- ssl-3 3mo ago> But Windows itself already does that. So once an person is victimized in this way, it becomes a free-for-all where future transgressions cease to matter?
- frollogaston 3mo agoYep. Not free-for-all, but silently installed crap collecting metrics is well within their expectations.
- ssl-3 3mo agoSo... When people expect to be harmed because they've been harmed before, then it's perfectly OK when they get harmed again. Neato.
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- grayhatter 3mo ago> Yep. Not free-for-all, but silently installed crap collecting metrics is well within their expectations. I don't expect software engineers to build stuff like this. I expect humans to treat other humans with dignity and respect. In fact, it makes me extremely angry when I see people do it, or advocate that others should tolerate it.
- frollogaston 2mo agoI don't think they should tolerate it, but they do. 0 people are going to leave Windows because of this latest scandal, because the ones who care have already left. At some point I accepted that this doesn't matter to a lot of people, which is their right and choice, and if Linux wants to attract users, it has to do it by being easier to use besides just being more ethical.