The default settings in Windows 10 mean that Microsoft own your PC and can monitor much of what you do on it.
A 45-page long privacy policy of vagueness just shows how little Microsoft care about our privacy.
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...faces-criticism-over-privacy-default-settings
They're saving a ton of money by giving out free upgrades. Getting everyone on a single platform (including tablet/mobile users)
The penny-pinching doesn't stop there. Microsoft connect you to a P2P network so your updates can be shared with others. Beware surprise bills if you're on a metered connection!
http://www.slate.com/articles/techn..._how_bad_they_are_and_how_to_plug_them.2.html
(And FFS, Microsoft! WHERE is the start menu you promised?! Please don't tell me you call that...
thing... a start menu! It's useless! We
demand a proper menu... like in Windows XP or [Linux desktop manager] XFCE!)
:cursing:
(And yeah, I know about the third-party program "Classic Shell", but you really shouldn't need a program to provide basic GUI functions.)
Phew! Thanks for listening! It felt good to vent my frustrations! :biggrin: I'd been quite looking forward to WIndows 10... I'd probably give it a go, but an upgrade would mean my Windows 7 licence would self-destruct