ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoMy Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymorewww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1677arrow-down130 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down13·6 months agoI mean you probably want to have internet when you install any OS…
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down8·6 months agoRight. Having your OS up to date is not important, I suppose?
minus-squareJocker@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·6 months agoThere is a difference between asking nicely and shoving down the throat.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·6 months agoMicrosoft tried nicely during the XP era. We all know how it ended. The average user shall never be trusted with security.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·6 months agoI didn’t say otherwise…
minus-squareLung@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI’m down but if it can’t handle a 5s dc then rip
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agothe fact the install media can’t provide a working desktop by itself is pathetic.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoThe fact that it’s a requirement - and moreover automatically creates and integrates with MS cloud services - is what people don’t like. Nobody is arguing that it’s a bad idea to let your chosen distro installer automatically pull the most up-to-date packages.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·6 months agoThat’s great but none of that was mentioned in the comment I replied to.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·6 months agoThey gave it access to the internet twice.
I mean you probably want to have internet when you install any OS…
Haha… NO
Right. Having your OS up to date is not important, I suppose?
There is a difference between asking nicely and shoving down the throat.
Microsoft tried nicely during the XP era. We all know how it ended. The average user shall never be trusted with security.
I didn’t say otherwise…
I’m down but if it can’t handle a 5s dc then rip
the fact the install media can’t provide a working desktop by itself is pathetic.
The fact that it’s a requirement - and moreover automatically creates and integrates with MS cloud services - is what people don’t like.
Nobody is arguing that it’s a bad idea to let your chosen distro installer automatically pull the most up-to-date packages.
That’s great but none of that was mentioned in the comment I replied to.
They gave it access to the internet twice.