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Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news

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1725 points taubek | 2 comments | 27 Mar 23 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.426s | source
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PrimeMcFly ◴[27 Mar 23 06:33 UTC] No.35323525[source]▶
I don't want anything, any type of news being pushed by my OS. It simply isn't it's job. Maybe, as an option or optional add-on, but not the way MS does it.

I use 10 now, as locked down and 'fixed' as I was able to make it (custom ISO via NTLite with a bunch of crap removed and some fixes steamrolled in), but really I look forward to ditching it altogether - which is a shame. For all the MS hate in the OSS community, I always thought Windows did a lot of stuff well (when it was good at least).

The telemetry, changing things for the sake of changing things and forced crap constantly being added is enough. I'm so in love with awesomewm at this point, and the fact that I can customize and program every part of my UI, allowing me to have something absolutely perfect and tailor made.

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chillfox ◴[27 Mar 23 13:27 UTC] No.35326431[source]▶
I have always used Windows for my gaming PC, but last year when I got a new one I went for Linux. I was just tired of having to constantly reset my settings, remove ads/candy crush from the start menu.
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kibwen ◴[27 Mar 23 14:20 UTC] No.35326999[source]▶
I've already resolved that my next gaming PC will be a docked Steam Deck. I'm through with Windows.
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1. TingPing ◴[27 Mar 23 15:07 UTC] No.35327664[source]▶
The Steam Deck is quite weak, it isn't really a PC replacement. You can run Steam on desktop Linux. It is quite good.
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2. kibwen ◴[27 Mar 23 17:16 UTC] No.35329388[source]▶
I'm sure you can run SteamOS on the desktop just as well, though in my case all the games that I want to play are either older or new-but-graphically-undemanding. And even for new and demanding games, PC games always have options to just turn the graphics down, which is fine by me.