Re: Microsoft to force new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs

On 1/10/2025 1:59 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:

On 2025-01-10 12:43, DFS wrote:

On 1/10/2025 12:37 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:

<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-force- install-new-outlook-on-windows-10-pcs-in-february/>
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Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month's security update.

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Another nothing burger.
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Apparently you never noticed the deluge of apps a typical Linux distro forces on you.

 Once again, you miss the point: your operating system does not care what you want or don't want because your computer doesn't belong to you.

You're drinking way too much GuhNoo kook-aid lately.
Linux distros don't care what you want or don't want - they put whatever THEY want on it, and you're usually forced to install it.  Maybe some pieces can be uninstalled, and maybe not.
The claim that most distros offer 'minimal installations' is totally untrue.
Distrowatch recent ranking
Distro            minimal desktop install avail
--------------    -----------------------------
1 Mint              no
2 MX Linux          yes (Fluxbox only)
3 EndeavourOS       yes
4 Debian            yes
5 CachyOS           no
6 Manjaro           no
7 Pop!_OS           no
8 Ubuntu            no
9 Fedora            yes (CoreOS)
10 openSUSE         yes (network image)
11 Zorin            no
12 Nobara           no
13 elementary       no
14 KDE neon         no
15 antiX            yes
And your FOSS computer operating system doesn't belong to you in any way, shape or form.  It's permissively licensed, but it's not yours.
Many MS-hater kooks blather on about 'software freedom' and 'you have the source - fix it yourself'.  Having the source code is nice, but the extreme difficulty of modifying and re/deploying 3rd party code means you're effectively locked into whatever they give you.
Now what point did I miss?