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| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: Monkeh on June 20, 2020, 08:18:09 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 06:59:04 pm --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 20, 2020, 05:20:51 pm --- [...] And then why a preinstalled, but non-essential app can't be uninstalled is fricking annoying. It may not be an MS issue per se (but as for MS, I still warn people about this app.) The fact it was drawing a lot of power with also abnormal data consumption, although I have no proof of what it does, doesn't look good. --- End quote --- I have noticed the same thing with Android - a whole class of applications that cannot be uninstalled? :wtf: Sadly, this seems to just be part of the "conspiracy" to force telemetry and tracking down everyone's throats - can you think of any other plausible reason? --- End quote --- Uh, yes, the system partition is quite intentionally read-only. --- End quote --- ...Why place an application in system space? |
| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 10:07:39 pm --- --- Quote from: Monkeh on June 20, 2020, 08:18:09 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 06:59:04 pm --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 20, 2020, 05:20:51 pm --- [...] And then why a preinstalled, but non-essential app can't be uninstalled is fricking annoying. It may not be an MS issue per se (but as for MS, I still warn people about this app.) The fact it was drawing a lot of power with also abnormal data consumption, although I have no proof of what it does, doesn't look good. --- End quote --- I have noticed the same thing with Android - a whole class of applications that cannot be uninstalled? :wtf: Sadly, this seems to just be part of the "conspiracy" to force telemetry and tracking down everyone's throats - can you think of any other plausible reason? --- End quote --- Uh, yes, the system partition is quite intentionally read-only. --- End quote --- ...Why place an application in system space? --- End quote --- .. because it's shipped with the system image? |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: Monkeh on June 20, 2020, 10:15:40 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 10:07:39 pm --- --- Quote from: Monkeh on June 20, 2020, 08:18:09 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 06:59:04 pm --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 20, 2020, 05:20:51 pm --- [...] And then why a preinstalled, but non-essential app can't be uninstalled is fricking annoying. It may not be an MS issue per se (but as for MS, I still warn people about this app.) The fact it was drawing a lot of power with also abnormal data consumption, although I have no proof of what it does, doesn't look good. --- End quote --- I have noticed the same thing with Android - a whole class of applications that cannot be uninstalled? :wtf: Sadly, this seems to just be part of the "conspiracy" to force telemetry and tracking down everyone's throats - can you think of any other plausible reason? --- End quote --- Uh, yes, the system partition is quite intentionally read-only. --- End quote --- ...Why place an application in system space? --- End quote --- .. because it's shipped with the system image? --- End quote --- So it is beyond the wit of man to eject it into user space during / after a system installation? Putting user level applications into system space is just bad... wouldn't pass muster in most other situations, can't believe Google et al don't already know this. |
| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 10:34:03 pm ---So it is beyond the wit of man to eject it into user space during / after a system installation? --- End quote --- Which part of it being part of the read-only system image confuses? --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 10:34:03 pm ---Putting user level applications into system space is just bad... wouldn't pass muster in most other situations, can't believe Google et al don't already know this. --- End quote --- Your app store is a user level app. Your keyboard is a user level app. Your launcher is a user level app. The entire interactive element of the device is a user level app. |
| VK3DRB:
Ubuntu GUI looks and behaves a lot like Windows to the user. No innovation there. The MS Office alternatives look and behave very much like MS Office. Ho hum, nothing new under the sun :=\. |
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