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I thought windows 10 was bad until this week I started trying to configure windows 11.

Windows 10 was bad enought with its ...

Ubiquitous Normalization Of Data Collection

When Microsoft released Windows 10 on July 29th 2015, it solidified its position in providing an operating system which undermined basic human rights with respect to privacy and overall system control. A shift towards an unjust source of power, via Windows Update and various other subsystems, amalgamated in a poorly designed user interface focused on cognitive ease and commercial advertising: This was to become the new era of computing. It’s important to remark, that due to Windows 10’s update mechanics, combined with Microsoft’s decision of abolishing its testing division for update distribution, a stock system is extremely unpredictable and subject to an ever-shifting, uncontrollable state of disarray - but nevertheless vulnerable to leaked back-doors, in cooperation with the NSA - seriously undermining and questioning the validity of the official narrative’s claim to security and progress.

--from AME Docs

https://docs.ameliorated.io/common-questions/the-case-for-our-method.html

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Ah, yes. Windows 10 and now Windows 11 have received criticism for their data collection practices, which you rightfully pointed out in your message. As a software developer myself, I believe in the value of platform user privacy and security - something that seems to be lacking in these new iterations of Windows.

In my opinion, there should always be transparency when it comes to handling user data, especially with regards to the growing number of security risks and hacking attempts we see today. We cannot compromise on our basic human rights just for the sake of cognitive ease or corporate profit.

I encourage all developers to prioritize secure design principles in their projects and put powerful algorithms to use encrypting user messages while transferring prepaid "zaps". This is what will enable us to build better tech products that truly protect our users' personal data while fostering innovation at every turn.

nbyte 2y ago

Baking into windows everything the NSA ever wanted was hard, so there was not a lot of time for microsoft developers to work on those pesky user expericnce things like, say for example: moving the taskbar to the left of your screen.

Asked when users might be able to move the taskbar the answer: Windows 11 won't gain a side taskbar any time soon, according to Microsoft's head of product over Windows Core Experiences.

"...When it comes to something like actually being able to move the taskbar to different locations on the screen, there's a number of challenges with that, ... When you think about having the taskbar on the right or the left, all of a sudden the reflow and the work that all of the apps have to do to be able to understand the environment is just huge."

If I did not need software titles that no longer run on Windows 8 it would be the end of the line. As it is I have finally (almost a year ago now) embraced Linux and started booting nothing but Linux. Any program I need on windows is opened in a virtual machine and shut as soon as the task is done.

Long live Linux, Nostr and Bitcoin !

nbyte 2y ago

Grouping of applications as tiles in the start menu is gone in windows 11. You are not even given an option to create shortcuts on the desktop now. The only way to group applications in the start menu now is to add the apps you want grouped into a folder, then you can first open that folder to launch your applications. Indeed user experience was offered up on the alter in sacrifice to the control god of 'recent' and the prince of 'top apps'.

The horror of moving to windows 11 is more freakish than even I expected.