Softmaker, Malwarebytes, and lots of other free offerings have nag screens to get you to upgrade to a paid service.
Windows 11 tech help
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oh that kind of free software, yeah i'm using open source software wherever i can specifically because i despise nag screens like that. Most of the time I don't even get update nag screens because the package manager takes care of it.
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they don't do that if you pay for them
Can any of those offerings match the capability and usability of for-proft software?
Some, but they usually fail when competing with more complex software suites like Office. Simpler stuff like a torrent client is great.
Well, a torrent client isn’t exactly competing against anything from big box software development.
Need more? There are also Zotero, Calibre, Firefox, Notepad++.
Personally, I get AIDS when making a document with pictures in LibreOffice, but for being free and open source, it's impressive. I think it's a good example though, because there are very many people who would be better off with free LibreOffice than paying yearly for Office 365 for the three pages they write in that year.
I just wish FreeCAD wasn't so shit.
While I agree that Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the worst things that's ever happened to software consumers, the free alternatives just don't really get the job done. You mentioned FireFox which is a bit of an exception, but it too does a bit of nagging for paid services....although it's nowhere close to being annoying as something like Malwarebytes.
Haben Sie schon einmal Unternehmenssoftware von Unternehmen wie SAP und der Software AG im Einsatz?
Sie haben nie für ein gutes Unternehmen gearbeitet. Ich verstehe.
I haven't worked a lot overall, and never for a large company. I disagree about those big ERP systems defining how "good" a company is supposed to be. SAP especially seems to cost insane amounts of money while bureaucratizing the shit out of a company structure, reducing flexibility. But whatever, I wouldn't know.
Ja, SAP hat definitiv einige Nachteile, aber viele große und mittelständische Unternehmen nutzen die Software immer noch.
That may be largely due to them being dependent on it. It's an incredible amount of work to implement or change an ERP system. My boss is procrastinating getting a proper ERP because of this, so I won't judge someone avoiding a change, even if that means paying out of their ass for SAP.
Dave gives the full explanation that even most non-techies will understand concerning the TPM device and MSFT’s preference for newer CPUs for Windows 11 users.
I don’t know what I’m going to do when Win 10 support ends in October. I have tried various flavours of alternative OS’s and, despite what people say about them, I swear to god they are not a good replacement for Windows. They simply do not work well with all of the software I’d like to use. And I have no intention of tinkering with them for hours each week just to get them to play nice with various programs.
I guess maybe I’ll bite the bullet and pay MSFT $30/ year to provide Win 10 updates for the next year or two
I don’t know what I’m going to do when Win 10 support ends in October. I have tried various flavours of alternative OS’s and, despite what people say about them, I swear to god they are not a good replacement for Windows. They simply do not work well with all of the software I’d like to use. And I have no intention of tinkering with them for hours each week just to get them to play nice with various programs.
I guess maybe I’ll bite the bullet and pay MSFT $30/ year to provide Win 10 updates for the next year or two
this dell desktop is still running winblows 10 because EVERY goddamn linux distro i have tried on it has had problems with the TPM chip
mint 20 worked fine for a year, then i installed a kernel update and it slowly crashed and burned with a long list of weird bugs...all of which pointed back to TPM errors and incompatibilities
Trusted Computing - Wikipedia
Yeah, I agree. The TPM device hands a lot of control over our devices to corporate entities. MSFT in cahoots with pc manufacturers could make sure alternative OSs never function properly on a TPM machine.
Yep, Trusted Computing is more like Controlled Computing. Companies have already moved to SaaS models where the consumer doesn’t get to own anything they buy and, instead, have to forever be stuck in subscription hell.Trusted Computing - Wikipedia
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you have no idea what you're talking about
Thank you for critiquing my post. It's important that we all try to help each other with finding the truth.
then correct yourself
I'd first like to hear some other opinions on the matter. Quence should not be the final word on the TPM or Trusted Computing.