Jim Salter on Nostr: Sometimes I forget just how shitty #Microsoft has been steadily making #Windows. Then ...
Sometimes I forget just how shitty #Microsoft has been steadily making #Windows. Then I sit at a client's desk, when that client hasn't done anything to stem the tide of shit on their own.
A Windows notification popped up for some "Avowed Premium Edition" game nonsense, and I thought it was from some website that had been given notification permissions.
Nope.
"Suggested" is not clearly labeled as Microsoft's own way to throw random low-quality ads at you, but that's exactly what it is.
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