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by antifa 1562 days ago
Windows after version 7 is essentially death by a thousand dark patterns, forced surprise updates, forgotten preferences, etc..
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Linux is death by a thousand bugs and glitches, I've never experienced a dark pattern in Windows.
Staying on windows 95 for the last two decades is an underrated move, I definitely agree with that.
Windows 11, latest patch. What dark pattern am I not seeing?
Making it difficult to install alternative browsers? Requiring you push 5 "skip" buttons to avoid getting a Microsoft online account on a Windows install? And perhaps coming soon to a computer near you:

Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is...