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What do you think it would cost MS to sell a version of Windows that's just...an operating system, and not an ad platform? Like Windows XP? Or maybe Windows 10 on day 1?
There is no amount that could answer that because the Ad profit is on top of the already existing product. It would always be viewed as a "loss."
Not that they're losing on the cost of operations and development of the OS, but because the ad revenue is in addition to the product...
Greed fucking greed fucking greed. Greed turtles all the way down...
Windows 10 on day 1 was still 'calling home' and recommending candy crush in the start menu as I recall. I had to dig into the registry to gut the windows store from it entirely to get windows 10 to act how i want an OS to act. Windows 7 was the last good windows IMO.
You can't ungrind ground meat back.
While using Linux with Mate is perfectly possible
Of course you can.
Linux is great if you're a software developer and don't ever plug any hardware in.
Maybe 5-10 years ago, apparently these days driver issues are less of a concern. Plug & play is the norm now, from my experience at least
But think of the shareholders. They would loose so much money they would probably have to sell their third yacht!
I have many thoughts of the shareholders.
Most of those thoughts are quite violent.
Shareholders ought to be thankful we don't know their names, addresses or anything or we'd be knee-capping them dumbasses.
you wouldn't do anything keyboard warrior
Neither would you, "Champ".
put the keyboard down and back away
I would totally do that. Only problem is that the third yacht really is my favourite, so I'm gonna pass if that's okay. Thanks!
Love the outside the box thinking though. Really inspirational!
I mean they would have to charge enough to make it financially viable. Maybe no one else would buy it but me...