Re: Linux ad

At Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:56:30 +0000, Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:

On Oct 7, 2025 at 1:11:19 AM EDT, "vallor" <vallor@vallor.earth>
wrote:
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Not watching TV for quite a while, I missed this Linux ad:
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   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAa_WKJxPs
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 ...and speaking of ads:  if Apple's famous "1984" ad
were made today, it would be the "Linux kid" throwing
a hammer at MacOS's face.

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No way.  MacOS does not spy on you. Windows 11 - with all the
"Copilot" shit - is where the hammer goes today.
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Copilot - watching EVERYTHING you do so as to make "suggestions" on
what to do next - is the very definition of 1984. It is actual,
built-in spyware.
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Have you _seen_ MacOS?  It's boring.  Dull.  Mostly unconfigurable.

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Yes, I use it every day.  It works just fine.
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I have news for you. Most people are not interested in
"configuration" on a computer. Just like they are not interested in
re-arranging the controls on the microwave oven.
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Only computer geeks think an OS is something to tinker with. Most
people are simply not interested.  They want to turn it on and have
it work. Like any other appliance in the house.
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(Though just recently, they added the ability to change the color
of icons.  Wowee.)

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Have YOU seen the 1984 ad?  It was not about the color of icons. Do
you even know what "1984" refers to?

Required readed in High School.  Read with interest.

In 1984, I was in High School, and a few buddies and I piled
into my Pinto, to see _1984_ on the big screen at the
Coronet theater in San Francisco.

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