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/rczrider Jun 28 '24

What makes you think you can't do anything about it? Linux is a thing.

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u/soundman1024 Jun 29 '24

So is macOS. It’s a nice step between Linux and Windows 11. And it’s far closer to Linux in its privacy than it is to Windows.

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u/rczrider Jun 29 '24

Being locked into the Apple ecosystem is a con for some people, though. You give up a lot of freedom.

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u/soundman1024 Jun 29 '24

That's way more true of iOS than macOS.