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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They always knew, they just didn't care.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Im running Windows 11 on my new laptop. Every major update it's like:

  • PLZ LET EDGE BE UR BROWSER
  • BRO PLZ, OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION
  • LOCATION?
  • Let me just install tiktok and FB apps.

My laptop officially supports Ubuntu, think I might make the switch full time. I don't game on my laptop and most of it's use is browser, plex and emails...

[–] Chriszz 6 points 1 year ago

First off love the way you described them. Secondly, it reminds me of how microsoft keeps trying to charge my empty fake credit card I use for Xbox game pass. (You need to put a credit card to get any free month so I use a dummy). I get an email when they charge it literally twice a week like PLEASE JUST A SCRAP OF MONEY

[–] Fergie434 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve got a scheduled task that checks every 3 seconds if edge is running and kills it. It’s Called fuckedge.ps1

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or they thought forcing them on you made them money and care about nothing else. Now they've realized it's a net negative.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They will just be replaced with something else that you can't remove.