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Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it?

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Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it?

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Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it?

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  • 20 years ago it was called TCP/Palladium and everyone was afraid this might happen. That was one of the reasons Microsoft implemented TPM chips.

    Obviously everyone forget about it until now. Happy new times where Microsoft can dictate which files your, sorry, their computer is allowed to open.

  • Depicted: Why I've been trying to violently cut away Windows' presence in my life.

    "Security" features that add no security whatsoever and only exist for DRM reasons

    • Security for me, not for thee. At this point in my life windows is just too exploitative. I know a little about Linux, looks like it's time to learn.

      • My tipping point was actually how trigger-happy Windows Defender is about crack software and how you literally cannot meaningfully disable it without first breaking apart the entire OS. -- Only do a temporary turn-off that only lasts until the next time the computer is turned on. Or another less temporary turn-off that lasts until the next system update. Which. Fuck off. I can tell a feature that is working against me from how hard it is for me to get rid of it.

        I won't be one of those liars who tells you "Linux is eaaaaaaaaasy, you'll get it in no time"

        It's a skillset. You'll have to learn stuff. You'll have to browse wikis and ask for help on Discord servers and fucc around a lot. Plus it has this thing that when something works it works really well, and when something doesn't work, boy are you in for a capital-F-fun afternoon.

        But it keeps me happy with how much I can customize my experience to my own personality, and how fast and smooth it is, even on my old, beat-up laptops.

        Still keep a windows install around for those days when I need some application that doesn't exist on Linux, doesn't have a viable alternative, and won't play ball with Wine/Proton. But those are becoming rarer and rarer. Maybe one day I'll be rich enough to have a computer with several GPUs and I'll virtualize Windows instead of dual-booting it.

  • I switched to pop os recently and I'm never going back to Windows. It's easier now than ever to switch to Linux, even for gamers. Steam, proton, and wine have made running your Windows apps and games in Linux so easy. You'd have to have a very specific use case to justify staying with Windows now.

    Here's a fun one: I own two video capture devices, an Elgato HD 60 S and an Avermedia LiveGamer Portable 2. Both do not work in Linux. I found a simple USB HDMI capture device that works in Linux and cost a fraction of what thosmother overhyped ones cost me. It works way better than they ever did. That was one of my last adjustments. I can still stream my Switch and PS5 on Twitch, no problem.

    That's a pretty niche use case and it was easy.

  • Isn't this bypassed by clicking "More info" and the "Run" button appears?

  • I'm concerned about being able to run GNU/Linux on computers with Pluton chips, but I shouldn't get this hardware at home before the next decade. I'm trying to buy as much second-hand commodities as possible.

  • Meh... just another reason added to a looong list about why I never looked back after switching to Linux, back when Vista was introduced.

  • Microsoft can't be bothered to make a single, unified control panel but they have resources to work on shit like this.

  • I've never heard of microsoft pluton- that's why I wasnt talking about it

  • That's what you get for using windows - software that might allow you to use your computer.

  • Because Windows is known to be malicious spyware, and you should consider not tolerating it any longer.

  • its fake

    • It's not fake but it is confusing. Pluton is a chip mostly meant for cloud infrastructure. I believe some surface devices have it too but either way just don't use windows if you're sailing the high seas.

  • Yeah no... what is this? and where is this?

    I'm on the latest stable version of W11 and I have tons of pirated content on my PC lmao

    I've never gotten this message

  • I consider using windows as self-harm. It is a decision you make. I choose not to harm myself in this way, so this does not concern me.

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