[dayglored]

Yeah, another GDPR offshoot, no doubt.

[dayglored]

MS Office goes "Full Windows10" ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

"You NEVER go Full Windows10..."

[chrisser]

we collect diagnostic information that helps us find and address issues, improve our products and services, and provide you with customized experiences.

If that's the purpose, I'd have to say that, on all those issues, it ain't working.

[lee martell]

A Hobson’s Choice, once you really pay attention to the “question”.

[Still Thinking]

Microshaft can stuff it up their azz, especially now that Softmaker Office has full [doc/xls]x capability rather than just reading as previously. Open Office works good too.

[Red Badger]

Slurping?....................

[Red Badger]

Ping!..................

[rockrr]

Microsquash calls it the “Trust Center” - without a hint of irony ;’}

[NewHampshireDuo]

For the most part, my Windows computers don’t go on line. I only have Windows 7, no 10. My on line machine is Linux. Will the current MS products even work air gapped?

For office stuff, if I can’t use Open Office or Libre Office, I use older versions of the MS stuff e.g 2007 or 2010.

[goodnesswins]

OK...help me...give me a one sentence explanation I can give my NON computer type husband about why we will not re-sign up for Office 365...but use something else...please (We have WIN10)

[upchuck]

I'm a proud user of Office 2003, the last Office release before the dreaded 'ribbon' took over. Running just fine with Windows 7 Pro 64.

People tell me later Office releases are also compatible with Win 7 and ask why I don't upgrade. My answer is always the same: "I'm only using about 40% of Office 2003's capabilities. Why should I upgrade to a release that will have even more unused capabilities?" I'd also have to learn how to use the window space-robbing ribbon. No thanks.

If I'm stuck someplace and have to use the ribbon, I keep a copy of these on my flash drive. Very handy.

[FrogMom]

FrogDad bought me a BigMac. I used it for 6 months and could NOT get used to Apples backwards icons and it didn’t have a database I could use. Apparently, Apple folks don’t Database. Every new thing I did was a painful spelunking adventure. After 6 months, I went to FrogDad and confessed that I wanted a Windows box back. The new computer had Win 10.

I’d get everything set up the way I wanted it, it would do an update and EVERY time SOMETHING would no longer work. The back-breaking straw was when our family calendar that we shared would no longer share. We futzed around for 6 months and finally got the auto-updates turned off so it’d quit changing my crap.

The other day, I wanted a timer, went to the MS Apps store to find a timer. It wouldn’t let me download a little app from their store because I have auto-updates turned off.

I HATE Microshaft!!

*sigh*

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Still happy I kicked MS to the curb 6 years ago.

Life is great without them 😊

[WildHighlander57]

What about for companies that use a firewall ?

Does the info get sent back then also ?