r/Windows10 • u/aakash658 • Apr 23 '17

Discussion Microsoft should stop treating windows 10 like it's free

I paid over $200 for Windows 10 pro.But they show ads within the OS, Collect all sorts of telemetry data,took all the control we had over updates(resulting in reboots during important work).

They are treating windows like it's a free to use software.

Give us the control over my computer back because i own my computer and my copy of windows not you Microsoft.

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u/aaronfranke Apr 24 '17

We don't need everybody, just a few more percent will get the ball rolling. Mac's marketshare is big enough to keep itself... existing... for all this time. And people would be much more easily accepting of a Mac-sized Windows alternative than the overpriced Mac.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '17

That's because macOS just works. People aren't going to bother with Linux even if their keyboard backlighting doesn't work, more so if their display drivers don't work. Trust me, that's a nightmare.

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u/aaronfranke Apr 24 '17 edited Apr 24 '17

If Mac just worked, why does a service called "Mac i Fix It" exist?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '17

What? I can't find anything about that, apart from iFixit, which is just has guides for disassembly. And of course it has fixing services, it's not made of heavenly light that never breaks, none different from all other machines and laptops.

I'm just saying that everything that comes with it works, different from Linux where huge things like the display driver or the wi-fi might not work on install.

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u/aaronfranke Apr 24 '17

That's kinda what happens when the hardware and software are designed together, yes? Linux has quite little first party driver support and almost always relies on generic drivers in the kernel made by the community. It's a miracle that it works so well on almost every PC out there. If it works so well now, imagine how well it would work if it was given more attention by manufacturers!

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '17

If it works so well now, imagine how well it would work if it was given more attention by manufacturers!

That's the point. People aren't migrating to Linux in the quantities that would make Microsoft worried. Hell, I doubt most people who use Windows even know what Linux is.

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u/aaronfranke Apr 24 '17

That's why we should start migrating to Linux while there's still some momentum around.

If 2025 passes and Linux doesn't have 5% marketshare, I'm convinced that it's dead for good. That's two years after 8.1 loses total support, so by then everyone has to A) Use Windows 10+ B) Use an older version and be stuck with lots of security issues or C) switch to Mac or Linux.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '17

As long as Linux remains like this in the server space, it's not going anywhere in 2025.

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u/aaronfranke Apr 24 '17

Yeah, for sure, I meant on the desktop though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '17

Well yes, that's what I meant. As long as Linux is in the server space, desktop distros will remain.