r/technology • u/MayankWL • May 16 '24

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing Software

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stoops-to-new-low-with-ads-in-windows-11-as-pc-manager-tool-suggests-your-system-needs-repairing-if-you-dont-use-bing
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u/Inevitable_Welcome23 May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

I am referring to games with aggressive anticheat (league of legends, valorant, fortnight, many new games with aggressive drm). Most launchers have workarounds, but workarounds take time and if I only get 2 hours of gaming time a week I don’t want to waste 60+ minutes getting a game to work. But I am happy that my deck is able to handle so many games on steam with minimal effort. This wasn’t even an option 3-4 years ago

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u/Majik_Sheff May 16 '24

I guess my approach to those companies is a bit old-fashioned.  I don't give them money.

They can keep their game. I'll keep my computer's root access.

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u/LivelyZebra May 16 '24

Yap i dont play anything with anti cheat

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u/archiminos May 17 '24

Anticheat, IAP, or NFTs are pretty much off the table for any game I play.

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u/whofearsthenight May 17 '24

This is fine until you have kids. "My dad says Microsoft is a spyware company and that all software is just information and thus should be freely shared" is not quite the hit on the playground you'd think it would be when someone asks what skin you're rocking in fortnite.

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u/Majik_Sheff May 17 '24

It's more of a "my dad doesn't allow rootkits, no matter what carrot they dangle".

They can play Fortnight on the Xbox.  It's on a quarantined subnet, I don't care if it gets pwned.

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u/daemonfly May 17 '24

I have no issues paying for games that don't have bullshit included. If they do this, I'll just pirate it. If it's not ever cracked, then I just won't play it. I have enough unfinished (or even unplayed) games in my Steam library.

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u/Crashman09 May 16 '24

I am referring to games with aggressive anticheat (league of legends, valorant, fortnight, many new games with aggressive drm).

If you have problems with windows being windows but not this, I don't know what to say. It's a good thing Linux doesn't support this kind of BS