Not an Insider Build. I just used that as an example..., that's why I wrote: the likes of...
No.
I believe @Edwin 's point was not given in relation to the insider build per se. From reports some users of the release build are getting the watermark. His point substantiates mine. Some complete noobs are finding watermarks on 100% compatible systems and as MS rolls out the watermark to more and more users, there will be more and more noobs in the dark on what to do about it. Hell, these noobs don't even know it's called a watermark. Some don't even know what the registry is.
That's what MS always does with their telemetry, hardware and software, but it is not a one-way thing, it is a closed loop. It is not possible to maintain a billion computers without a closed loop, but even then there will be mistakes and corrections.
Google doesn´t maintain phones. The phone vendor (Samsung, etc.) maintains them. There is no other way, since the vendors modify the OS.
No innuendo. There are 3 reports in the 13 responses to the article I referenced. More in the feedback hub.
We all know that MS uses telemetry to pull the hardware and software information and redirect it to them for evaluation. I think you are right in thinking that MS bewilders users with limited tech knowledge to manipulate them. They now think they need a NEW Computer and go out and spill out hundreds if not more... It's all about $$$$$ Not YOU! The People. The users of Windows, that we are so addicted to that we can't let go... I know. I am one of them BUT!! With Teck Knowledge, thanks to resources like Elevenforum and others. Not saying that I know it all but I have 5 systems running 11 in my household with no watermark. I've already beaten them and will continue to do so.
Google maintains their own Pixel phones, I believe.
Yeah, that's a more reasonable view of things.
No, it is not. It's controllable if you know how. It's all about defense and offense. It's a game if you like.Yeah, that's a more reasonable view of things.
Another example is this very forum that you are reading. It is full of unending problems and without more, you would think that W11 is an abysmally bad OS. But taking a more complete view, W11 is not really all that bad
No one is making you stay. Maybe we like to hash this out till the cows come home...
Don't really think Microsoft is making much money whatsoever on OEM sales of the OS on this hardware. And except for their own surface devices, they aren't selling the hardware, I don't really see how they gain tremendously from people buying new computers.
Shawn's makin me stay! It's my detention for being tardy this morning!
OK... Brake free from your delusion. All the OEMs out there when MS has their finger in their pie will make Billions. Make no mistake.
I visited your link, just now.
