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Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it? (lemmy.world)

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[-] bioemerl@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Yes, Microsoft exerting this sort of control over their operating system does deeply concern me which is why i switched to Linux and you should too

[-] PeutMieuxFaire@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It is because of rumors about Windows starting to implement this type of measures that I moved to Ubuntu… That was shortly before Windows Vista came out, back in 2006.
I never went back again, except briefly on an air-gaped machine under 7 to play Skyrim and Grim Dawn.

[-] unsophisticated@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

In other words, you switched out of fear of restrictions that still haven’t manifested nearly two decades later

[-] bioemerl@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

They haven't? Yesterday my computer updated without my permission and started popping up a screen that nags me about how I need to switch to an online Microsoft account in order to continue to use the operating system.

A few weeks ago I tried to disable Windows updates using a test scheduler job and despite being an administrator and going through the command line it told me I do not have the permission to do this.

The restrictions are here and they're getting worse.

[-] rastilin@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely, with TPM chips now being a requirement to install Windows, it's only a matter of time until DRM becomes a mandatory low-level part of the OS.

[-] okawari@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I swapped to Linux for similar reasons many years ago. The initial idea was to hedge and get familiar with it so I had peace of mind. I ended up staying in the Linux sphere for most of my devices , except for my music production machine that still run windows.