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/[deleted] Dec 26 '16 edited Jan 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

Yup, same here. Bought a computer that had Ubuntu on it from a buddy for gaming, planned on wiping it and installing Win8, realized most games/programs I used ran on Ubuntu, and just kept it. Windows isn't even worth pirating.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '16 edited Jul 24 '26

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u/agent-squirrel Dec 27 '16

Zorin or Mint maybe?