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Forums - PC - Massive Backlash Against Windows 10 Upgrade Push

LurkerJ said:
hershel_layton said:
Buying a new computer automatically gave me Windows 10. While it's great, I find it idiotic to force it upon everyone else.

What do they even get from doing that?

A platform to mine data, push ads at the OS level, and make more money. They can't do that if you are using Windows 7. Windows 10 is anything but "free".

Not to mention their walled garden plans for the PC gaming space.  They basically want to turn Windows (and by extension most of the PC space) into the MS equivalent to Apple's space, where everything goes through them and they get a cut.  Windows 10 is part of that push and forcing it on to systems is their sleezy way of pushing that agenda.  And frankly, screw that.



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How about they make an OS people actually want to install on their own terms next time around instead of this bs?



Could have been worse, guys. They could have enforced this push with Windows Vista...



Samsung: Don't install Windows 10.

 



hershel_layton said:
Buying a new computer automatically gave me Windows 10. While it's great, I find it idiotic to force it upon everyone else.

What do they even get from doing that?

Probably just datamineing you, and selling your info.

Oh and they get a additional potential windows store user, as well each time someone upgrades.

 

Microsoft is gonna kill .exe files, and make everything be UWP which only works though their store.

The aim is to do what steam does with games, take a cut of the profits, and force everyone to sell stuff through their store.



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Mummelmann said:
How about they make an OS people actually want to install on their own terms next time around instead of this bs?

Exactly. 

Give us more incentive to upgrade. Don't just update the OS. Offer kick-ass first party applications with it, make Edge everywhere so my bookmarks and passwords are always with me, improve your file explorer. Seduce me.

"HERE IS YOUR START MENU BACK" is not gonna cut it.



I have no sympathy for these people. If you don't like Microsoft's business practices, stop using Windows. It isn't a public service.



JRPGfan said:
Lawsuits are gonna happend.... Not sure what MS is thinking going this route.

There needs to be so this sort of thing never happens again.



Wright said:

Could have been worse, guys. They could have enforced this push with Windows Vista...

The sheer terror of that caused my web browser to crash when I tried to reply. Such fear.



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Soleron said:

I have no sympathy for these people. If you don't like Microsoft's business practices, stop using Windows. It isn't a public service.

Gameing on non windows for pc sucks... But I guess people could just go 100% console gameing, and just use linux for pc for everything else.

I like windows though.... mac is f***ing weird, and not a huge fan of linux to be honest.