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by cheschire 54 days ago
These suggestions are like telling someone that that is being harassed to maybe wear something different.

While it would, yes, likely avoid the problem happening again, it shifts the responsibility to the party that should not be at fault.

Meanwhile the harasser is like “what’s wrong? I took an anti-harassment class?”
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mort96 54 days ago
It's more like telling someone in an abusive relationship to leave the abusive relationship.
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cbdevidal 54 days ago
Do both. Insist that the authorities reform the abuser AND leave the relationship.

In a real life abusive relationship that would look like both calling the cops and leaving. In the case of software, demand reform and also switch OSes.

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lelanthran 54 days ago
> These suggestions are like telling someone that that is being harassed to maybe wear something different.

Weird analogy - it's telling someone who is paying to be abused to simply stop paying...

If Windows was actually free, as in download a copy and use it as you wish, then sure, maybe you might have a (very tiny) point, but it's not like that at all.

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cheschire 54 days ago
Many legit users have a license applied to their Microsoft account that predates the current situation. That is to say, a license carried over from windows 10 and possibly as far back as windows 7, since there was a time where Microsoft was offering free license transfers. Many people see windows 7 as being not shitty and abusive.
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noisem4ker 54 days ago
> there was a time where Microsoft was offering free license transfers

I don't think they ever stopped. Maybe they ceased advertising it, but installing Windows 10 over 7 or 8 would silently inherit the license far past the original terms. The time-limited offer was just a FOMO-inducing marketing scam.

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Krssst 54 days ago
You don't choose to use Windows. You have to. Because it's the only OS that supports whatever tool you need for your work. Windows is mandatory in many situations, which is why it can afford being obnoxious.
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gosub100 54 days ago
your analogy would be fitting for a jurisdiction that had no sexual assault laws or way for victims to defend themselves. In which case "Don't provoke an attack" is sound advice.

in other industries, you can sue product manufacturers if their defects cause you inordinate grief, lost wages, or excessive repair costs.

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