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    Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...

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    • momurda
      momurda last edited by

      Seriously wtf.
      Just installed 1803 on a computer, hit start and there is this Dolby Access shit in the middle of the start menu. It is a store app that is an ad for Dolby Atmos headphones, yet looks like it is just a regular windows program in the Start Menu.

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      • BRRABill
        BRRABill last edited by

        How else do you expect a little startup like Microsoft to make money?

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        • DustinB3403
          DustinB3403 @BRRABill last edited by

          @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

          How else do you expect a little startup like Microsoft to make money?

          That's good!

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          • DustinB3403
            DustinB3403 @momurda last edited by

            @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

            Seriously wtf.
            Just installed 1803 on a computer, hit start and there is this Dolby Access shit in the middle of the start menu. It is a store app that is an ad for Dolby Atmos headphones, yet looks like it is just a regular windows program in the Start Menu.

            But yea I'm seriously trying to get off of Windows for my daily driver at the office. There are only a handful of pieces of software I use, and Outlook doesn't need to be one of them. . .

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            • scottalanmiller
              scottalanmiller @momurda last edited by

              @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

              Seriously wtf.

              It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

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              • Obsolesce
                Obsolesce last edited by

                Watch, next we'll start seeing marquee text ads scrolling across in CLI / PowerShell!

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                • travisdh1
                  travisdh1 @Obsolesce last edited by

                  @obsolesce said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                  Watch, next we'll start seeing marquee text ads scrolling across in CLI / PowerShell!

                  I'm surprised we haven't yet.

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                  • StuartJordan
                    StuartJordan last edited by

                    It will be a sad year 2020 when the last best Microsoft OS leaves us....

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                    • scottalanmiller
                      scottalanmiller @StuartJordan last edited by

                      @stuartjordan said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                      It will be a sad year 2020 when the last best Microsoft OS leaves us....

                      Only so sad because...

                      1. It left us effectively long ago.
                      2. It was never as good as non-Windows alternatives. Just seems good compared to more current Windows.
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                      • BRRABill
                        BRRABill @scottalanmiller last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                        @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                        Seriously wtf.

                        It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                        Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                        scottalanmiller wrx7m 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @BRRABill last edited by

                          @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                          @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                          Seriously wtf.

                          It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                          Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                          So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

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                          • black3dynamite
                            black3dynamite @scottalanmiller last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                            @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                            @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                            Seriously wtf.

                            It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                            Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                            So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

                            It shouldn't even be home ready either.

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                            • Obsolesce
                              Obsolesce @scottalanmiller last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                              @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                              @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                              Seriously wtf.

                              It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                              Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                              So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

                              Well, when you buy the "business" version of Windows 10 (Win10 Enterprise), you can control that stuff easily.

                              Perhaps "Enterprise" version shouldn't include that stuff, but Home and Pro should. At least you can easily control it with Enterprise.

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                              • scottalanmiller
                                scottalanmiller @Obsolesce last edited by

                                @obsolesce said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                Seriously wtf.

                                It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                                Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                                So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

                                Well, when you buy the "business" version of Windows 10 (Win10 Enterprise), you can control that stuff easily.

                                Needing to control is the same as having it there. That's like bloatware on non-business laptops. Yeah, you can "control" it, the need to control it is what lets you know it's intended as a toy.

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller @black3dynamite last edited by

                                  @black3dynamite said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                  @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                  @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                  Seriously wtf.

                                  It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                                  Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                                  So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

                                  It shouldn't even be home ready either.

                                  And it kinda isn't. It's definitely designed to not be safe for home users, very hard to tell what's really there and what is an ad. I would say that Windows 10 has built in social engineering that makes it itself malware at this point.

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                                  • StuartJordan
                                    StuartJordan @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                    @stuartjordan said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                    It will be a sad year 2020 when the last best Microsoft OS leaves us....

                                    Only so sad because...

                                    1. It left us effectively long ago.
                                    2. It was never as good as non-Windows alternatives. Just seems good compared to more current Windows.

                                    I agree that the alternatives are superior, I've got many Linux servers running pbx's, nextcloud, hosting etc but unfortunately many businesses I support are still using bespoke windows applications that you just cannot get away from.

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                                    • scottalanmiller
                                      scottalanmiller @StuartJordan last edited by

                                      @stuartjordan said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                      @stuartjordan said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                      It will be a sad year 2020 when the last best Microsoft OS leaves us....

                                      Only so sad because...

                                      1. It left us effectively long ago.
                                      2. It was never as good as non-Windows alternatives. Just seems good compared to more current Windows.

                                      I agree that the alternatives are superior, I've got many Linux servers running pbx's, nextcloud, hosting etc but unfortunately many businesses I support are still using bespoke windows applications that you just cannot get away from.

                                      Which, in a way, makes those apps not business ready 😉

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                                      • StuartJordan
                                        StuartJordan @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller I know, I Know, some people don't like change Scott, you can try and tell them to your blue in the face, and as for some app developers.....Say no more..

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                                        • BRRABill
                                          BRRABill @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                          @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                          @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                          Seriously wtf.

                                          It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                                          Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                                          So you think Soda Crush Saga and ads all over the place are things you'd call "business ready"?

                                          Wrong Answer.

                                          Right Answer:
                                          Of course I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

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                                          • wrx7m
                                            wrx7m @BRRABill last edited by

                                            @brrabill said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                            @momurda said in Ads for 3rd party stuff in Win10 1803...:

                                            Seriously wtf.

                                            It's a non-serious OS for non-serious users. To be expected.

                                            Surely YOU'RE not serious.

                                            I am serious... and don't call me Shirely.

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