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On 12/13/2015 9:05 PM, John Doe wrote:
> Rin Stowleigh <rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Peter Huebner <p.w.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I find it easier to not install windows 10.
>>>
>>> I see the sheep flocking to it though. I think I'll give up gaming or
>>> run things (that will run) under Linux before I put that giant bit of
>>> spyware on my box. It's like the Microsoft Borg: All your computers
>>> is belong to us.  No. Piss off.
>
> Microsoft are/is no longer a Borg. And it's under extreme pressure from
> ultraportable PCs. That is to me obviously why it's giving away Windows
> 10. It's not just trying to monopolize that market, it's feeling
> backward pressure from that market. Apple's iPhone revenue alone is more
> than all of Microsoft's revenue combined. And then there's Android. And
> Chromebooks.
>
>> Sorry, but you seem to have succumbed to the tin foil hat theorists.
>
> Microsoft would if it could.
>
>> With only a few seconds spent customizing the privacy settings on
>> install
>
> Currently I turn every one of them off.
>
>> Don't hold your breath for Linux to become a valid gaming or desktop
>> OS option.  I was telling people that 22 years ago, and every year
>> since, and it has never been more true than right now.
>
> When I first got on the Internet, two guys were discussing Linux. One of
> them said it's the Holy Grail of operating systems. Still is. It's so
> incredibly irritating (and they know it) when asking a serious question
> about games or other software (like speech recognition) and they say "no
> problem". Some Linux Lunatics are so incredibly full of it it's
> unbelievable. Obviously Linux is good for some things, but any real
> computer user knows that what matters is whether the OS runs the
> applications you need.
>
I've been reading a lot of stuff about Win 10.  Some items that the 
independent experts all seem to agree on.

1) (and this isn't even the experts, this is simply what IS happening) 
Unless you have taken and continue to constantly take precautions to 
prevent it, Microsoft WILL upgrade your Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10. 
Without your permission.

2) You can NOT turn off the data logging and reporting from a Windows 10 
installation to MS.  Those privacy settings you think you are turning on 
don't do anywhere near as much as you think.

3) Every time W10 is updated, those privacy settings get reset to "send 
everything to MS".  Possibly they even reset without any updates.

4) Win 10 is not finished.  It may not even really be as far as long as 
being a beta.  Cortana doesn't work, it isn't finished.  Same with Edge 
and many of the other "new" features.

5) The current plan for W10 is in a few years to make it a "Windows as a 
service" operation.  Translation: You won't buy W10, you will be renting it.