If telemetry really bothers you, I think you'd be better off with a different OS
Like what? OSX and Ubuntu have this too.
It can be turned off. Not in Windows, only toned down a bit.
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#32I don't recommend anyone to use all the script. Dial telemetry down to Basic and then disable Cortana.
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#34If telemetry really bothers you, I think you'd be better off with a different OS
Like what? OSX and Ubuntu have this too.
Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution. Slackware is great if you want an OS that literally only does what you tell it to. Ditto OpenBSD if you're even more paranoid about telemetry.
Granted, they aren't for beginners, but that's the sliding scale in action.
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#35I'd like PowerShell more if it wasn't MixedCase.
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#36I don't consider win10 telemetry that bad. You can dial it down a lot until it's just sending crash data when thing go bad. Pretty much all OSes have this. What I really don't like however is Microsoft pushing garbage like candy crush to my machine without my consent.
The low level of telemetry you're talking about is only available in Windows 10 Enterprise (good luck finding it) or Server editions, you need to set a GPO to get it.
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#37I don't consider win10 telemetry that bad. You can dial it down a lot until it's just sending crash data when thing go bad. Pretty much all OSes have this. What I really don't like however is Microsoft pushing garbage like candy crush to my machine without my consent.
My linux install does not have "telemetry" (which is really just a polite word for what people used to call "spyware").
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#38Rather than continuing to struggle against these features which will continue to be added, why not use an operating system that respects your freedom?
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#39Rather than continuing to struggle against these features which will continue to be added, why not use an operating system that respects your freedom?
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#40I had been a long time Windows user, at home (W10) and work(7/Server/Datacenter). Windows had been getting just more and more intrusive like a malware since the last couple years. I hope they do something to stop that. I have recently moved to Fedora and it is just awesome. Pretty much everything works like amazing. Its not a complete replacement if you are gaming, nvidia drivers are a bit painful to install but ever…
"Everything just works" so long as your expectations around "everything" are essentially set by a desktop computer experience designed in 2005. Linux on desktops is fine (except from a physical security standpoint), but primitive in terms of UX. And it's still dependent on Mozilla or Google for its browsing experience. And if you want a portable computer (which by the way are demonstrably more secure in the face of p…
"Everything just works" should be interpreted as an asynchronous piece of code, because there are no guarantees that everything will work "today".