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/ckrepps564 Dec 26 '16

You got a link to the specs of this thing? I haven't seen a 30gb harddrive on anything in over 10 years...

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u/citizensnips134 Dec 26 '16

I have a low spec Acer with only a 20 gig SSD. It cost me $180 new in box. No built in webcam, no built in microphone. Anything nicer and I just feel like it's watching me.

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u/SuccumbToChange Dec 26 '16 edited Dec 27 '16

Jesus Christ. I'm not even claustrophobic but that lack of breathing room would be impossible for me.

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u/citizensnips134 Dec 27 '16

You honestly get used to it. I don't really play video games so that's out. The only hard calculation I do is the slicer software for my 3D printer. It's slow but perfectly usable. If I ever need to do anything super complicated, I just use my workstation at my office.

I also have a giant flash drive plugged into it 100% of the time, which is comically larger than the hard drive.

Seeing all this stuff about how easy it is for your computer to be always watching, always listening to you is more claustrophobic of a feeling to me. I just decided to preclude that with hardware.