So why is Microsoft insisting on pushing out a feature it is very clear users just do not want? What is the point of it? It just does not make any sense. Recall ..
#Microsoft #Spyware #Recall #Windows #Linux #Computer
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Copilot Recall: Microsoft roll... [www.bbc.com]
So why is Microsoft insisting on pushing out a feature it is very clear users just do not want? What is the point of it? It just does not make any sense. Recall makes no sense. It is one of rather many functions that Microsoft wants to force people into using.
Personally I also do not want Copilot on my computer and the idea that there can be a key on my keyboard that I can press that will enable by mistake it is not what I would think most people want.
I believe that there should be a very clear line between what is on your computer and what is in the cloud. Forcing people to log into a Microsoft online account to use their computer is crazy. Having people mistakenly enabling OneDrive is another disaster.
I guess this is all a great opportunity for Linux.
1968
1 semiconductor 8bit processor, 32kbit with software written by actual geniuses working for NASA. Goes to the Moon and back.
2025
32CPU cores, 64bit CPUs with gazillion GBs of RAM. *Typing* spikes usage, strains system. Written by Microsoft idiots.
Windows 11: Pfadverknüpfung aus dem Dateiexplorer
In Windows 11 funktioniert das Ziehen von Verknüpfungen im Explorer nicht mehr wie in Windows 10. Muss ich eine andere Methode verwenden?
Do any operating systems other than #Linux (#Windows, #macOS, #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, etc) have an API for non-blocking file IO?
I know Linux has that in #io_uring, which can do almost any IO operation (even fsync) in the background and tell you when it's done, but is that the only OS with such a feature?
@kkarhan@infosec.space@simonzerafa I mean obviously #reuse / #UseLonger is better and if your options are "corporate surplus" or nothing then I'd never judge.
To me it's just that #ThinkPad as a brand has really died as every single Device is a #downgrade in #repairability & #upgradeability compared to my #X230Tablet:
They have #SolderedDownRAM even on P-Series #Workstation machines, not just cheap cheap #Lenovo consoomer devices.
Batteries ain't toolfree-swappable anymore!
#WWAN modules are worse (i.e. #Fibocom #850GL aka. #Intel #XMM7360)
#Linux support gets worse and neither Lenovo nor @ubuntu feel responsible on a "#Ubuntu-certified Workstation" (i.e. #P15v)
Less & Worse #Docking options.
Most machines don't offer Linux or to eveb to opt-out of #Govware noone should pay their overcharged premium for (in fact #Microsoft pays Lenovo $25 for every #Windows #preinstall so they don't ship Linux, they don't even pay the $10 for an #OEM-#UEFI-Key, much less the $135+ of a #SystemBuilder version they charge for!)
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Personally, I wish I had €.€€€.€€€ so I could just develop the #NUCbook and be done with the #Enshittification of #Laptops / #Notebooks!
@adronia@tiggi.es#Windows does a great job at keeping myself away from it. First they implement copilot, then they forget to patch exfat partitions not displaying properly in file explorer
Was talking to a friend about me going back to Linux after finishing the first version of my MusicBee plugin, and I'm wondering...
Windows 11 and the impending EOL of Win10 is causing a lot of people to go "I'M MOVING TO LINUX" to the smugness of the Linux fanbois. But how many of them are actually going to stick?
It's gonna be similar to the Twitter exodus - people were like "I'M SWITCHING TO MASTODON/BLUESKY" and then leaving. (Bluesky a bit stickier than Mastodon due to it being similar to Twitter, helped by the fact a lot of people seemingly tried fedi and hated the experience)
I can see the less techy dropping Linux immediately soon after tbh. Linux desktop devs and community really need to watch for those people, and listen to/empathise with what they're complaining about.
@benzogaga33@mamot.frPatch Tuesday d’avril 2025 : votre Active Directory est-il prêt pour la validation du PAC ? https://www.it-connect.fr/patch-tuesday-davril-2025-votre-active-directory-est-il-pret-pour-la-validation-du-pac/ #ActiveDirectory #Cybersécurité #Kerberos #Windows
BSI gibt Tipps zum Support-Ende von Windows 10
Die oberste IT-Sicherheitsbehörde Deutschlands empfiehlt, das Betriebssystem nach Support-Ende von Windows 10 zu wechseln oder upzugraden.
@opensuse Great line: "Replace Windows, not your hardware."
"Recycle or landfill your PC" because it can’t run #Windows11? 
Some are giving this advice. But your device still works. Why trash it? 
Replace #Windows, not your #hardware. Try #openSUSE #Linux 
#UpgradetoFreedom #Windows10 https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/14/replace-windows-not-your-device/
Update außer der Reihe: Microsoft korrigiert Richtlinien-Anzeigefehler
Windows hat am Wochenende Windows-Updates außer der Reihe veröffentlicht. Sie korrigieren Anzeigefehler des Status von Gruppenrichtlinien.
@rs@pol.socialRound 1.0...
12 Horrifying Windows Self-Destruct Keys You Can Hit By Accident - From making your computer read everything on the screen out... - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/12-horrifying-windows-self-destruct-keys-you-can-hit-by-accident #operatingsystems #software #windows
The end of support for Windows 10 isn’t just a date on the calendar — it’s a turning point for millions of users worldwide. Read what it means for you: https://windows101tricks.com/what-windows-end-of-support-means/
@kkarhan@infosec.space@nixCraft I sincerely hope @noybeu and/or @Bundesverband successfully sue #Governments like the one in #Germany to abolish #Windows due to #GDPR & #BDSG-incompatibility!
@GossiTheDog Bright side: now I get more calls from clients who pay me to turn this crap off for them. Every time #Microsoft further enshittifies #Windows with more bloatware, spyware, or slopware, I get a spike in requests to uninstall or disable it, and it becomes my primary service request for the next week or two.
Hint, for software developing companies: If people pay for the absence of a feature, then it isn’t a feature. And if your competitor continues anti-consensually imposing such misfeatures on your customer, you have the opportunity to offer a marked competitive advantage by simply not doing that.
Treat consent regarding your customers’ computers the same way anyone deserving to live outside a cage treats consent regarding others’ bodies, and you can take business away from those who are actively contemptuous of consent.
