Everyone,
Here is the last group of facts that I am giving you guys on win-blows 10,
then I won't talk about it anymore. Like I said before, I want to slowly
learn Ubuntu by virtualizing it first on my Win 7, as long as I can get Win
7 to last.
Here you go:
http://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html
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1. Microsoft Windows has a universal back door through which any change
whatsoever can be imposed on the users. In Windows 10, the universal back
door is no longer hidden; all “upgrades” will be forcibly and immediately
imposed.
2. Both of us know how to change default settings, however "Windows 10
ships with default settings that show no regard for the privacy of its
users, giving Microsoft the “right” to snoop on the users' files, text
input, voice input, location info, contacts, calendar records and web
browsing history, as well as automatically connecting the machines to open
hotspots and showing targeted ads."
3. Windows 10 sends identifiable information to Microsoft, even if a user
turns off its Bing search and Cortana features, and activates the
privacy-protection settings.
4. Microsoft uses Windows 10's “privacy policy” to overtly impose a “right”
to look at users' files at any time. Windows 10 full disk encryption gives
Microsoft a key.
5. Thus, Windows is overt malware in regard to surveillance, as in other
issues.
6. The unique “advertising ID” for each user enables other companies to
track the browsing of each specific user.
7. Windows 10 requires users to give permission for total snooping,
including their files, their commands, their text input, and their voice
input.
8. Spyware in Windows: Windows Update snoops on the user. Windows 8.1
snoops on local searches. And there's a secret NSA key in Windows, whose
functions we don't know.
9. Microsoft SkyDrive allows the NSA to directly examine users' data.
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/
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1. Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system may uninstall programs --
desktop programs that is -- from the computer after installation of the big
Fall update that the company released earlier this month.
2. Personal experience from the article's author: "The affected PC had
Speccy, a hardware information program, installed and Windows 10 notified
me after the upgrade that the software had been removed from the system
because of incompatibilities."
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/22026-windows-10-deletes-users-programs
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1. The Microsoft Services Agreement also gives the software empire
permission to not only install whatever software it chooses on your
computer, but also to delete whatever software it chooses from your
computer......What the company did not tell users was that the update would
give Microsoft the ability to reach into their computers and remove
software that the company deemed either unstable (based on its own
criteria) or pirated (based on its own assumptions).
2. Venture Beat reports that after receiving the update, many users
complained that software they had installed before the update was deleted
and they were notified that it was "not supported." When they simply
reinstalled the software, it worked just as it had before.
3. In language that is in Microsoft's Terms of Service (so what does this
really mean?): "The Microsoft Services Agreement allows Microsoft to change
or discontinue certain apps or content where we deem your security is at
risk," a Microsoft spokesperson told GamesBeat in August. "Software that is
pirated or botted places the safety and security of our customers at risk,
including a higher risk of malware, fraud, public exposure of personal
information, and poor performance or feature malfunction. We remain
committed to protecting our customers from the risks of non-genuine
software and protecting the intellectual property of developers of all
types of content."
4. Now here is their suggestion, which we love: "the best way to protect
your systems against surveillance by both overreaching governments and nosy
corporations is to replace Windows with Linux and apply several software
tools that are both free and freely available."
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 2016-02-04 at 05:59 -0500, Ken Allen wrote:
Chuck, download and use clam shell. It replaces the start button and you
can change the feel and it doesn't use the tiles.
On Feb 4, 2016 00:13, "Chuck" <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 2016-02-03 at 18:30 -0500, Mike wrote:
On 02/03/2016 03:45 PM, Larry DiGioia wrote:
In many cases I have reloaded Win7 computers with Win10 and the user never
realized that I did it. Other than the behavior of the start menu, it looks
pretty much the same.
Basically, I remove ALL of the default live tiles, add an IE11 tile and a
"devices and printers" tile, set IE as the default, and turn it over to
them. I have had pretty much zero questions about "how does xxx work in
Windows 10?"
Windows 10 is Microsoft's interpretation of Apple IOS... it just works.
(The ugly settings are all hidden.)
Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 3:26 PM
On Wed, 2016-02-03 at 05:39 -0500, Larry DiGioia wrote:
How about look-and-feel? Does 10 look exactly like 7? My wife's laptop
runs Windows 7 and I'm concerned that it will get updated and change the
look-and-feel, which would be a VERY BAD THING for her.
Larry DiGioia <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 5:39 AM
I am 60% done reloading all 180+ of my users with Wondows 10. Been working
on it since July. It's a no-brainer. Twice as fast and reliable as anything
that came before.
My first impressions aren't all that... Twice as fast, really? Like I
said in another email, I've only done two fairly recent machines. In my
usage of those there wasn't a whopping speed improvement, certainly not
double.
The interface is way better than 8, but that isn't saying much. Similar
to 7, kinda, it's probably going to throw many 7 users, especially those
whose are challenged by computers to begin with. I can think of many past
users that I've had to deal with that this switch would just shut them
down. "My icon isn't here anymore!" Even though it has only moved right
one position and they probably did it themselves to begin with.
Mike
Unfortunately, Susie falls into that category. Simple changes do shut her
down.
Thanks Ken. I'll look into it, if we are forced into 10. Though my guess
is MS forcing that will effectively be the same as MS forcing us to Linux,
which is certainly not a bad thing. The UI change was the only thing
holding me back from putting Linux on her laptop years ago. MS might just
make the case for me! Yay me! (and in a perverse way... Yay Microsoft. I
guess.)
