In production builds, Microsoft is A/B testing a new ‘feature’ that is designed to nag users with fullscreen window-less Microsoft Edge recommendations in the OOBE screen. The nag will appear when users set up their PC, sign in to their system after applying updates, or when they click on a new ad banner within the […]
      • FaZe_oswald [any]
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        4 years ago

        they even want you to pay to use fucking software to run DVDs. good thing I knew about VLC player, but i'd bet that there are a lot of people out there who don't know about free software that does that and just buy the scam microsoft bullshit.

    • post_trains [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Windows is such a mess - it's hilarious. They split it from a monolithic division to being separated across the Azure and some team called "devices and experiences" or something whose main goal is flogging services and Surface Pros. The latter appears to be responsible for all the shit user experience, while the former is - I dunno what they're doing. Linux is the dominant platform on Azure, and they're also building infrastructure stuff with Linux.