I mean, even when bing was "that other search engine" it was more like "holy shit, there's a Microsoft property that's actually good?
Still though, that stuff isn't as bothering as the amount of nosey telemetry they collect from everything they make now.
b-but it's just telemetry data! you've got nothing to worry about, really! Nevermind you can't examine the packets, much less block them. Just trust us that this remote data we jank from your computer is totally on the level!, okay? By the way, have you tried Cortana? for an assload more or your personal information, we'll give you that search assistant you disable on your phone if you have any sense...
But seriously, 'telemetry' was the final straw for me with Windows...
Nah, between my computer nagging me to install windows 10 every ten minutes, in spite of the machine I was using at the time not being able to actually do so, and hearing about the telemetry thing, I just opted out entirely and installed Fedora and stopped using even windows 7 for about two years.
Now, I barely use windows at all, and every time I go back, I hate it just a little bit more...
Honestly, it's kinda scary how good bing actually is. If it wasn't owned by microsoft, I'd almost recommend it.
Almost
I mean, even when bing was "that other search engine" it was more like "holy shit, there's a Microsoft property that's actually good?
b-but it's just telemetry data! you've got nothing to worry about, really! Nevermind you can't examine the packets, much less block them. Just trust us that this remote data we jank from your computer is totally on the level!, okay? By the way, have you tried Cortana? for an assload more or your personal information, we'll give you that search assistant you disable on your phone if you have any sense...
But seriously, 'telemetry' was the final straw for me with Windows...
Nah, between my computer nagging me to install windows 10 every ten minutes, in spite of the machine I was using at the time not being able to actually do so, and hearing about the telemetry thing, I just opted out entirely and installed Fedora and stopped using even windows 7 for about two years.
Now, I barely use windows at all, and every time I go back, I hate it just a little bit more...