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A large state corporation in Brazil is currently trialing 800 Linux PCs. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows installs, comparable to the migration happening in Germany. (www.reddit.com)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully this at least forces Microsoft to rethink riddling their bullshit with ads. I feel sorry for people who are still stuck with that trash for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure the enterprise version of Windows does not and will never have ads. So not super relavent when talking about a transition to Linux in an office setting.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Edge "new tab" default is hellishly full of ads and "news", the Taskbar has stock price information alongside weather and sports, and search in the start menu still shows internet searches. Even on enterprise.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You can remove the stock ticker even on home edition, on enterprise you can make it go away by default for new installs as well. And with enterprise, you can disable edge entirely and unlike home edition it won't re-enable on upgrade.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

None of these things should exist in the first place. Edge will stay disabled until Microsoft feels its been long enough since the last time they got slapped for it, then they'll push it again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's great, companies dont care though so long as they can control it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

But why do you need to do it when earlier you didn't

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

and never will

Dude have you been in a coma this past decade?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Windows 11 has ads NOW, in the enterprise install I'm provided at work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/04/12/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-3495-beta-channel/

we are now trying out recommendations to help you discover great apps from the Microsoft Store under Recommended on the Start menu. This will appear only for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel in the U.S. and will not apply to commercial devices (devices managed by organizations). This can be turned off by going to Settings > Personalization > Start and turning off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more”.