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I was excited for the new Windows at first. Given that I haven't heard about a single groundbreaking improvement Win 10 brings but only privacy violations, I'll

I was excited for the new Windows at first. Given that I haven't heard about a single groundbreaking improvement Win 10 brings but only privacy violations, I'll no longer be supporting Microsoft. I removed my bootcamp partition Win 8.1(that I wanted to upgrade to Win 10) last night. Only using Mac version of excel. I'll make sure we never(or hold off for as long as possible) move on to Win 10 at the office, just like we did for Win 8. As a consumer, the only power I have is that I'll put my money where my mouth is. And it is no longer Microsoft. Yes, Apple has it's issues. But I clearly see where they want to be and they have 100% of my support. Microsoft, no longer. edit: grammar

notNow 11y ago
Thanks for the infomercial.
jasonlotito 11y ago
> Yes, Apple has it's issues. What's interesting is the ease of which I can replace Microsoft with Apple here. "From the moment an account is created, Apple begins watching. The company saves customers’ basic information—name, contact details, passwords, demographic data and credit card specifics —but it also digs a bit deeper. Other information Apple saves includes search queries and conversations with the new digital personal assistant Siri; contents of private communications such as email; websites and apps visited (including features accessed and length of time used); and contents of private folders." The article makes it clear this isn't just Microsoft: "“Both Siri and Google Now require access to the user’s personal information to personalise responses, while both Apple and Google offer developers the ability to deliver personalised ads to users based on information such as app installs.” I guess what this means is if you are earnest in your concern for privacy and security, neither Apple nor Microsoft are in any way possible solutions for you.
notNow 11y ago
When did downvoting actually prevent you from seeing or reading "unfavorable" or "heretic" comments here? Your downvoting won't stop me or any other dissident here from speaking our mind and exposing the hypocrisy or ridiculousness of this type of cheap advertorials here. Keep downvoting me, it's a badge of honor to wear on my chest :)
- jasonlotito 11y ago
  I agree with you, but I still down voted your infomercial comment because I felt it was childish and added nothing of value. It has nothing to do with whether I agree or disagree, but the whether the comment adds to the conversation. Granted, most HN users these days don't follow that rule. They'll down vote purely based on whether they think you are right or wrong. But in this case, your comment didn't contribute anything meaningful. Maybe you thought it did, but as someone who agrees with your sentiment, I felt it didn't and down voted accordingly.
- krapp 11y ago
  Snarking on the internet doesn't make you a dissident.
- ColinWright 11y ago
  From the guidelines[0]: In Comments ... Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downvote you. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

notNow 11y ago

Thanks for the infomercial.

jasonlotito 11y ago

> Yes, Apple has it's issues. What's interesting is the ease of which I can replace Microsoft with Apple here. "From the moment an account is created, Apple begins watching. The company saves customers’ basic information—name, contact details, passwords, demographic data and credit card specifics —but it also digs a bit deeper. Other information Apple saves includes search queries and conversations with the new digital personal assistant Siri; contents of private communications such as email; websites and apps visited (including features accessed and length of time used); and contents of private folders." The article makes it clear this isn't just Microsoft: "“Both Siri and Google Now require access to the user’s personal information to personalise responses, while both Apple and Google offer developers the ability to deliver personalised ads to users based on information such as app installs.” I guess what this means is if you are earnest in your concern for privacy and security, neither Apple nor Microsoft are in any way possible solutions for you.

notNow 11y ago

When did downvoting actually prevent you from seeing or reading "unfavorable" or "heretic" comments here? Your downvoting won't stop me or any other dissident here from speaking our mind and exposing the hypocrisy or ridiculousness of this type of cheap advertorials here. Keep downvoting me, it's a badge of honor to wear on my chest :)

jasonlotito 11y ago
I agree with you, but I still down voted your infomercial comment because I felt it was childish and added nothing of value. It has nothing to do with whether I agree or disagree, but the whether the comment adds to the conversation. Granted, most HN users these days don't follow that rule. They'll down vote purely based on whether they think you are right or wrong. But in this case, your comment didn't contribute anything meaningful. Maybe you thought it did, but as someone who agrees with your sentiment, I felt it didn't and down voted accordingly.
krapp 11y ago
Snarking on the internet doesn't make you a dissident.
ColinWright 11y ago
From the guidelines[0]: In Comments ... Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downvote you. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html