It's going to be funny to watch their Pikachu face reaction when this decision chases off a good chunk of their users.
People said that about Netflix and their password crackdown… their profits went up.
We'll just have to wait and see, I guess. People didn't jump ship when Windows 8 became the norm (which didn't last long, thankfully), so I'm not expecting the needle to move much over a feature most users will never even know exists. A man can dream, though.
Watching that shit happen honestly probably-permanently embittered me toward consoomer-brains. Shit won't get better til the whole house of cards falls in because of them.
The vast majority of users won't even notice.
Not that I've touched it with a ten foot pole in as many years but - Microsoft can bite my shiny metal ass.
I’m sure they fucking will. Can’t harvest your data (as readily) if you aren’t online. Fuckers.
if only it recognized my wifi card, which it doesn't. neither 10 nor 11 do
That's actually why I installed Linux, lol.
I bought a Wi-Fi card and I couldn't seem to make it work in Windows 10.
So I searched for the model number online and found out that it was only compatible with Windows 7, wtf?
So I installed Linux mint and it recognized the Wi-Fi card automatically.
yyyeeeaaahhh. No.
Sometimes I wonder: for a PC sitting behind a consumer router with no extra ports forwarded: How important are OS updates?
I mean if everything works for you on this version, why rock the boat? The idea is supposed to be security, fixes, and new features. We can throw out new features and fixes if you're happy with everything as is.
Security is very buzzy and kind of vague to this type of user, but they also probably don't tread far off from popular (likely ... hopefully ... safe) websites.
So hmm, if not accessing unsafe websites, and hidden behind a router NAT, and with physical safety of home, I wonder if the benefit of rocking the boat (and getting more ads and crap) is worth it.
Like definitely risks are there for any internet connected device but weighing it would be interesting. Someone in infosec should do a real analysis of this situation.
The problem with any device having any internet access at all is that it is quite trivial for a program to establish a connection to a known server (malware can initiate it) and then having those servers send commands back to the computer, effectively having control over it.
Brb. Gonna air gap my home real quick instead of updating windows.
The problem is "unsafe websites" is actually a very broad category. Even popular, reputable websites have accidentally hosted malware in the advertisements, some of which can infect without a click.
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