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[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
  • Ads all over the place (and a start menu full of crapware)
  • Telemetry you can't completely turn off anymore (the only thing I'd respect is a license check)
  • Constantly putting edge back
  • Forced MS account and removing ways to bypass it
  • Cloud upsells
  • Forced updates "do this within the next 2 days or else..."
  • "Copilot copilot copilot"
[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

-we heard you like search bars so we added a search bar next to the menu containing a search bar.

-open wide because here comes the unwanted update train.

-you want to do thing with file?

No, bad user. Play candycrush instead.

-that’s an impressive machine you have there. Would be too bad if someone were to slow it down with tons of bloat.

-Telemetry? At good ol MS? Never.

-oh but all the W10 menus you love are still there, it just takes a rainforest expedition to get there.

-Just buy a one drive subscription and walk away.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah that search bar, so useless because the start menu itself is a search bar if you simply start typing.

[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one -4 points 2 days ago

I uh...don't have any of those experiences personally but that isn't really the point. I asked for underhanded backstabs.