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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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Oh I thought this was something new they were doing. Same old shit they've always been up to. Got it
My favourite is making the nvme drive accessible, but soldering the actual memory controller to the mainboard, so this ability to swap the drive is utterly useless to us.
Well the latest development is that Apple is now going to support the current right to repair bill in California, but people are rightfully suspicious that they're going to get some loopholes written in or otherwise neuter the bill.
An article: https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/24/apple_california_right_repair/