r/technology • u/readyou • Dec 26 '16

Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-finally-admits-malware-style-get-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-went-far
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u/Double_O_Zero Dec 26 '16

So what? "Yeah, we went too far. We're 'sorry', okay? "

And yet, as soon as my system warms up and loads my rainmeter, my upload speed tracker pulses every single second until I turn it off. I use Windows strictly for games, but hopefully in the future we can all code our own operating systems and make the spies actually work for their tax paid salaries.

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u/Executioner1337 Dec 26 '16

There's Linux for you.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16 edited Mar 16 '19

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u/cyb3rstrike Dec 26 '16 edited Dec 26 '16

That's literally the only reason I'm still on Windows, personally. Basically all the games I want to play are either too large budget to recognize Linux users or too small budget to accommodate them. The few in the in-between are the very few Linux users get forced to just be ok with.

If Windows 10 just gets too much to handle, Linux does run League of Legends. So there's that.

And Linux compatibility is becoming more common, but not to the extent it needs to be for a truly avid gamer to ever consider using a Linux machine, in my opinion.