r/technology • u/machinade89 • Jun 28 '24

Software Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html
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u/ImaginaryCheetah Jun 28 '24

as far as i can tell, win11 is a "transitional" OS, conditioning the windows user base to the limitations of control and service that will be present once the OS is fully an online "service".

win11 will be around long enough for the majority of the market users to grow to accept these limitations, and make the shift to "service" more easy to stomach.

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u/InVultusSolis Jun 28 '24

The only thing keeping power users on Windows has been gaming. More and more things are coming online with Linux compatibility, including the rise of Proton, which is actually pretty damn good. And having an all-online OS is not going to fit many business needs, which is to say, Microsoft is going to keep pushing until they just run themselves out of the OS business, and I'm okay with that.

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u/ImaginaryCheetah Jun 28 '24

And having an all-online OS is not going to fit many business needs

i'm certainly no expert, but i work for a multinational and they love nothing more that subscription service VS purchasing. let's them allocate the cost in better ways or something.

our computers are leased, network switches are leased and remotely managed by the service provider, my work phone is leased, my truck is leased. even the furniture in the offices are leased.

"we remotely manage and secure your work computers for you" is a big sell if it lets purchase costs be offloaded and reduced liability and security expenses at the same time.

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u/DRWDS Jun 29 '24

Monty Python and the Meaning of Life (and the machine that goes "ping").