Believe it or not, some of those filthy pirates actually care about their reputation and the support+service they provide.
Some of them have been making monthly releases of Windows with all the latest patches built in for many years now. They have a whole history you can look at, they have "VIP" ratings on The Pirate Bay, etc. (yes, Pirate Bay user ratings is a thing).
I tried that for a fair comparison. It was dog slow because Windows Update pegged a CPU to 100% for 3 days straight before finishing its scan for updates.
Is there a reason you didn't download The Pirate Bay version? The one with all the updates and service packs already included...?
It turns out that if I want privacy and a company that will actually fight law enforcement to defend it's device's privacy features, I should get an iPhone
You really think Apple is allowed to disobey court orders?
If this data gets results for Police then you can expect the first legal test of your theory Real Soon Now.
The subpoenas and search warrants will start arriving at Apple thick and fast. They'll complain and make a few noises, sure, but will they go to prison for contempt of court rather than hand over your data? I wouldn't bet any money on it.
The "Pirate Bay Edition" of Windows is actually an improvement over the official release - they remove all the crapware/adware and tweak a few settings for you.
Find and clear a printer queue. Using search the default answer is the Windows 10 settings which is for device not printer queue. You need to go into the old control panel and find it there.
How basic of a feature is the printer queue? How is that missing from Windows 10 settings?
LOL! Since when did clearing a printer queue in Windows actually do anything?
Normally it just locks up your PC so you can't do any work until the print jobs finish.
I tried upgrading on my secondary laptop as an experiment.
"All your files are right where you left them!"
Nope. I was assigned a "temporary account" when I tried to login and all my files had vanished. Luckily the process for going back to Windows 7 seems to work.
Next: I go on the net and read about how Microsoft is busy turning the start menu into a big advertising platform. How you can't turn off automatic updates. etc., etc.
I can't wait to see what Windows looks like six months from now after the free upgrade period is over and Microsoft starts doing all that _other_ stuff they have planned. Stuff they're holding off on at the moment because nobody would ever upgrade if they knew the truth.
By that time Microsoft will own your PC. You won't be able to turn off the updates, it'll be too late to go back to Windows 7.
Suckers!
Me? I'll give it a miss. Windows 7 is working just fine.
Please tell me, how being written in C is worse than being written in GO, Python and Java?
Simple: Because it could be written in C++.
C++ is a modern language with all the performance of compiled C but with automatic buffer overflow checking, automatic memory management, no dangling pointers, etc.
(Assuming you do it right and don't let any self-entitled C programmers touch the compiler)
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It would be much more productive to move the people off into space.
We can start with all the telephone sanitizers, middle management and Trump supporters.
And you base this accusation on....what, exactly?
Believe it or not, some of those filthy pirates actually care about their reputation and the support+service they provide.
Some of them have been making monthly releases of Windows with all the latest patches built in for many years now. They have a whole history you can look at, they have "VIP" ratings on The Pirate Bay, etc. (yes, Pirate Bay user ratings is a thing).
eg. This guy: https://thepiratebay.org/user/...
Try reading what I said...
Microsoft still wants people to upgrade to Windows 10. There's a couple of months of free upgrade still to go.
After that? They don't really care if they piss anybody off. Expect them to start "remotely repairing" your PC on a regular basis.
I tried that for a fair comparison. It was dog slow because Windows Update pegged a CPU to 100% for 3 days straight before finishing its scan for updates.
Is there a reason you didn't download The Pirate Bay version? The one with all the updates and service packs already included...?
The latest edition is from April 2016: https://thepiratebay.org/torre...
I believe this is the latest one:
https://thepiratebay.org/torre...
As you can see they put in all the updates and service packs, etc.
It's a funny old world isn't it?
It turns out that if I want privacy and a company that will actually fight law enforcement to defend it's device's privacy features, I should get an iPhone
You really think Apple is allowed to disobey court orders?
If this data gets results for Police then you can expect the first legal test of your theory Real Soon Now.
The subpoenas and search warrants will start arriving at Apple thick and fast. They'll complain and make a few noises, sure, but will they go to prison for contempt of court rather than hand over your data? I wouldn't bet any money on it.
Don't mistake a lack of comprehensive user data (in an easy to interpret format) as an intentional protection by Apple.
Protection? LOL!
iPads and MacBooks both nag you to enable location tracking and to use the "Find my Mac" feature.
(You'll get a much richer user experience if all the apps can provide location-specific information...honest!)
I'll keep my iPhone any day. At least they try to protect my privacy.
Against a court order? LOL!
Clue: Apple has to comply - or be in contempt of court.
If it's at home, it's a pretty weak alibi.
You don't actually have the slightest clue about the judicial system, do you?
From what I've seen of Windows 10 the whole thing is just designed to wrestle search results, etc., away from Google.
Pretty soon it will download an update to emulate all of Apple's iTunes/app store and constantly nag you to use it.
Add some constantly dancing monkeys in the start menu, MSN news feed as your desktop background, and that will be your entire Windows 10 experience.
For a fair comparison you need to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows 7.
Your Windows 10 installation will slow down over time, just like every other version of Windows. Guaranteed.
That won't happen for a few years. By then we'll be seeing Microsoft's real intentions for Windows 10 and we'll be able to make an informed decision.
Hopefully the 'Enterprise' version of Windows 10 will be reasonably crap free
(and will be available on The Pirate Bay as a special "Black" edition).
Fail. I said "you", not "me".
There'll be quite a few people wishing they could go back when Microsoft cranks up the "monetize the sheep" dial.
Want to hide the 'Cortana' bar? They'll put it back.
Want to change the default search provider? ROFL!!!
Every time you turn on your computer there'll be a new nag screen telling you about the latest must-have Windows apps and asking for a credit card.
The "Pirate Bay Edition" of Windows is actually an improvement over the official release - they remove all the crapware/adware and tweak a few settings for you.
Try it some time.
Want fun supporting Windows 10?
Find and clear a printer queue. Using search the default answer is the Windows 10 settings which is for device not printer queue. You need to go into the old control panel and find it there.
How basic of a feature is the printer queue? How is that missing from Windows 10 settings?
LOL! Since when did clearing a printer queue in Windows actually do anything?
Normally it just locks up your PC so you can't do any work until the print jobs finish.
I tried upgrading on my secondary laptop as an experiment.
"All your files are right where you left them!"
Nope. I was assigned a "temporary account" when I tried to login and all my files had vanished. Luckily the process for going back to Windows 7 seems to work.
Next: I go on the net and read about how Microsoft is busy turning the start menu into a big advertising platform. How you can't turn off automatic updates. etc., etc.
I can't wait to see what Windows looks like six months from now after the free upgrade period is over and Microsoft starts doing all that _other_ stuff they have planned. Stuff they're holding off on at the moment because nobody would ever upgrade if they knew the truth.
By that time Microsoft will own your PC. You won't be able to turn off the updates, it'll be too late to go back to Windows 7.
Suckers!
Me? I'll give it a miss. Windows 7 is working just fine.
If only there was a way for that dongle to be cheaper.
Oh, wait: http://www.tama.com.cn/en/mfi....
Expect to see them on every street corner when Apple does this.
But...they only swim back after five years.
And sometimes they die.
If only the Boeing engineers were as smart as you guys....and knew as much about air pressure and stuff like that.
And the year after that, they'll do it over the USA.
Ummmm... no.
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India.
Please tell me, how being written in C is worse than being written in GO, Python and Java?
Simple: Because it could be written in C++.
C++ is a modern language with all the performance of compiled C but with automatic buffer overflow checking, automatic memory management, no dangling pointers, etc.
(Assuming you do it right and don't let any self-entitled C programmers touch the compiler)
They're not even better.
I had a Dyson vacuum cleaner for about a week before I threw it in the trash. Bagless vacuum cleaners are CRAP.
Their bladeless fans are noisy as hell.
etc. etc.
All design and no function. Perfect for hipsters.