The 'Nasty Business' of Windows 10
Based on stats from Microsoft Corporation and Stats Counter, in the first quarter of 2023, there were around a billion active devices worldwide that ran Windows 10.
In spite of technical issues at launch, aggressive distribution tactics, and overreach in user privacy, Windows 10 is nowadays considered to be a positive entry in the good-bad release cycle of Microsoft’s operating systems.
Here’s how it was criticized in the beginning…
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📌Sources and references:
– Microsoft.com:
“Microsoft By The Numbers”
https://news.microsoft.com/bythenumbers/en/windowsdevices
“Improving the Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement for consumers”
https://bit.ly/41tkSTY
– Stat Counter:
“Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide”
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
– Wikipedia:
“Criticism of Windows 10”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Windows_10
– Windows Central:
“Windows 10, not Windows 11, market share spiked last month — here’s why”
https://bit.ly/3AnEJI0
– Softpedia:
“Microsoft Admits It “Went Too Far” with Aggressive Windows 10 Updates Search…”
https://bit.ly/3Ah5xcX
– EDRi:
“Microsoft’s new small print – how your personal data is (ab)used”
https://bit.ly/43LK4ql
– RPS:
“Windows 10 Is Spying On You: Here’s How To Stop It”
https://bit.ly/3n15EX4
– Computer World:
“Microsoft takes Windows 10 upgrade near nuclear line”
https://bit.ly/3Lja2dz
– PC World:
“Fearing forced Windows 10 upgrades, users are disabling critical updates instead”
https://bit.ly/43SFZAt
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