Old computers seem so much more functional. Like they are real equipment. Modern stuff, especially when running windows, just feels like a blown up iPad. Ads everywhere, fun icons to click on and always pretending that everything is working the way it's supposed to

[–] pumpkinseedoil@feddit.de 11 points 8 months ago (12 children)

Are those ads everywhere in a room with us right now?

Seriously though, I haven't seen a single ad ever since activating an adblocker when I first used a computer. And macOS has just as many ads on websites when not using an adblocker.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 8 months ago (9 children)

I too don't see ads anymore since switching to Debian (GNU/Linux) but Windows is FULL of ads for Xbox, candy crush and Microsoft's office. I've heard that iPhones and apples devices in general come preinstalled with an apple store app for specifically purchasing walled garden devices... I would say that counts as ads.

[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget onedrive, which seems to come back every other reboot

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

it doesn't.
i uninstalled it on all of my machines and haven't seen it ever since.

same applies to edge, i uninstalled it in 2021 and it only came back once (after the major copilot backport update, which restructured the way windows 10 handles edge (legacy edge got completely removed)), a month ago in 2024, uninstalled it and it's still gone.

Windows defender is a real bitch tho, can't get rid of it no matter what

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Really? Is that a thing now? I mean it has been some years since my PC has seen Windows...

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

it's not.
never happened to me
maybe a thing on windows home, but i only use enterprise

[–] jamyang@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you know a way to purchase Win11 enterprise key? Afaik, you do need to own a company or something.

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

mas can activate it permanently with hwid

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