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Microsoft is adding more ads to the Windows 10 Start menu
The Verge ^
| May 16, 2016
| Tom Warren
Posted on 05/16/2016 10:12:14 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: dayglored
To: Dalberg-Acton
right click, unpin
easy
done
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:16:15 AM PDT
by
arl295
To: Dalberg-Acton
Well, I’ll never see them since the first thing I install on newer windows computers is Classic Shell and Classic Start Menu.
I’ll have to figure out how to block Windows from installing these “promoted apps” though...
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:16:45 AM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: Dalberg-Acton
The Madison avenue clique will drive me away from computers just like they did with the TV. I’m already at the point that I refuse to buy anything I remember being advertised.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:21:05 AM PDT
by
exPBRrat
To: Dalberg-Acton
Does it not seem odd and quite possibly illegal for a company to have an OS that you paid for that is forcing you to have advertisements blaring at you? Besides being memory hogs, they are intrusive and have no place in an OS.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:21:42 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Dalberg-Acton
Does any company actually sell anything any more?? Seems the ONLY thing companies sell are ads.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:24:46 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: Dalberg-Acton
So far I’ve avoided the upgrade and am still running 7 on my desktop. They keep trying to sneak it in though. One day they will just force Win10 on everyone with an XP or 7 system. One morning all computers will be Win10, many of your apps won’t work any more and Microsoft will be telling you how much better off you are as you struggle to get anything done.
I have a Win10 laptop. I’ve yet to see much that’s an improvement over XP.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:28:54 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands)
To: Dalberg-Acton
It’s not your computer anymore.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:29:50 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: Boogieman
I never pay attention to them but, have been meaning to unpin.
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posted on
05/16/2016 10:41:44 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: Dalberg-Acton
I was forced into Windows 10 and detest it. I would never have paid for it.
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posted on
05/16/2016 11:15:08 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
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To: rjsimmon
Does it not seem odd and quite possibly illegal for a company to have an OS that you paid for that is forcing you to have advertisements blaring at you?
Somebody didn't read the fine print in their EULA [End User License Agreement].
For many software programs, you only 'lease' the right to use the program, but YOU do not OWN it.
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posted on
05/16/2016 11:17:34 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: armydawg505
I tried 10 on an extra hard drive for my desktop PC. Hated it. Too few tweeks available. I like the ‘classic’ theme, instead of all the glitz and glitter crap. They quit including their classic theme after one of the beta test versions.
The windows were too erratic. Tiny width on scroll bars. Tiny window frames, so it difficult to see where one window ended and another began. Not to mention several old utility programs I have that do not have any modern equivalents, that I had to jerry-rig from XP to even get them to run with Win7.
I think my next ‘upgrade’ will be from Win7 to Linux. It seems that Microsoft is trying to kill their business. They would not be the first powerhouse company that eventually bit the dust.
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posted on
05/16/2016 11:25:44 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Dalberg-Acton
Well, glory be, none of those show up on my Linux start menu.
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posted on
05/16/2016 12:40:29 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: Dalberg-Acton; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; ...
Windows 10 - more of an ad delivery platform too? ... PING!
You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".
Thanks to Dalgberg-Acton for the ping!!
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posted on
05/16/2016 6:28:31 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: GingisK
>
Well, glory be, none of those show up on my Linux start menu. You just have no idea how much you're missing!!
Oh, wait... maybe you do. :-)
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posted on
05/16/2016 6:29:32 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: Dalberg-Acton
I never click on that icon in the lower left corner. I have what I need pinned to my task bar.
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posted on
05/16/2016 7:38:01 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: Boogieman
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posted on
05/16/2016 8:22:36 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
To: dayglored
Sheeeeet...... I always set up quick launch and launch programs from there. I use the start menu three times a week.
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posted on
05/16/2016 9:43:49 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
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