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[-] RanceMcGrew@infosec.pub 18 points 3 months ago

Microsoft showed their hand and for some it was the last straw. It might not come to non-copilot pcs (for now) but they showed users they are OK with turning the OS into spyware.

[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Imo Windows is not even an OS anymore.

[-] RanceMcGrew@infosec.pub 7 points 3 months ago

Agreed. It’s mostly an ad delivery platform these days. Can be somewhat OK if you have a DNS based blocker but hard to block built in spyware.

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