sad part is that the current iteration of Edge is actually good.
these spammy tactics and built in coupon addons make it feel trashy.
Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe
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#342How do I make Windows 11 think I'm in the EU?
You bypass a lot of Microsoft anti-user crap by setting your Windows during install to en-gb and then set your OS language to “English Worldwide” so presumably you could install Windows 11, set region to “English $SomeCountryStillInEU” and set your language to “English Worldwide”.
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Not necessarily an answer, but an overview of the topics in the domain space of your question might include: - DATA COLLECTION: Allows Microsoft to collect user data for analytics, targeted advertising, and product improvement. - REVENUE GENERATION: Advertisements and search engine partnerships generate revenue for Microsoft. - ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION: Encourages use of other Microsoft products, enhancing user experien…
Thanks, ChatGPT
Yeah, I've reorganized and edited a bit some ChatGPT answers—it's quick at sketching out the big picture, and it's easy to fact- or logic-check if needed. Also helps me catch stuff I might miss if I'm in a hurry.
Re: Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe
#344> In the European Economic Area (EEA), Windows system components use the default browser to open links. That shows such complete and utter contempt for the wishes of their users. The user has actively selected a browser as the one they want to use by default, but windows only uses it in the EEA because they were forced to. As it will be used by EEA system components, there's presumably no technical/compatibility issu…
It also shows how the EU keeps mega corps in line while other government bodies allow companies to get away with these things.
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#345Lots of outraged comments but few will close their GitHub account and stop using VSCode.
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#346Earlier quoted context omitted.
Linux Mint is the distro you're looking for. Especially if you're looking to set it up for non technical users.
the only problem with linux mint is that you constantly have to reinstall it because there's no update mechanism
I have tried Mint, and there was a update mechanism - it was either Ubuntu's do-release-upgrade or something on top of that, I honestly can't remember. But the system didn't look like a normal installation after it, that's for sure. Fonts were a bit weird, some settings were migrated and some weren't, it didn't feel right.
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Can I please ask how technical they are, and what distro are you using? And that what are they using the OS for? I'm looking into this passively for years now, and I'm really interested in actual people's experiences.
They are as non-technical as it gets. Debian stable does the automatic security updates for them flawlessly without breaking the workflows. The OS is used for browsing, writing documents in LibreOffice and looking at downloaded pictures/documents.
That sounds good and I myself landed on Debian too, after trying most popular distros over the years. Did you install UnattendedUpgrades, or is automatic updates a setting somewhere?
Re: Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe
#348Now if only PWAs running in Edge would do the same thing...
(Sick of links I click in Teams opening in Edge instead of my system's default browser!)
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Out of all the major tech companies that you could “break up” doing that to Apple would probably make the least sense. Integration between devices/software is their entire selling point.
Yes? That's a feature? I mean, nobody wants to break up companies in order to make the companies more effective or more profitable. It's always done to end monopolies, to open up closed markets. The people benefiting are consumers and competitors, not Apple itself.
Well it’s not at all obvious how consumers would benefit from that.
If the deep integration between hardware, software and services is the main reason why people buy Apple’s products the harm from breaking the up might outweigh any of the benefits.
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When you're at the point of tricking your operating system into thinking you're in a different country to make it function properly, it may be time to try a new OS. macOS has excellent compatibility with 95% of windows software through Parallels, and also respects your choice of browser. I have Firefox, Chrome, Tor Browser and Brave running next to my current browser of preference, Safari. But switching back and fort…
Except you can't just try the new OS, you also have to spend thousands of dollars on "compatible" hardware.
Let's please stick to the facts.
> Thousands of dollars?
What is the price of a Mac Mini in your country? Here it reads $599.
Or a laptop, a MacBook Air, is $999.