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It’s not MY operating system it’s the company’s. > “But then let me put on the “vendor hat” and say this. Otherwise, how do they make money? And don’t say you don’t care, because then where will you obtain software in the future? So by that mindset, we should be forced to use the product their way.Įven though I hate information gathering, telemetry gathering does provide information on how users consume the product, and since software is really now a conduit for advertising, or at least will be, this information is needed as a path for a company’s long-term profitability. It’s the company’s property, and we use the product under license. But that’s completely and legally incorrect. The problem lies in that (and I’m guilty of this too …) we look at our copy of Linux, Windows, OS/2 or BSD as OUR software which means we should do with it what WE want. Now should not the company wish for you to use their product the way THEY designed it? If they wish for the OS to NOT be customized in a certain way, or have mixed and matched updates, or look a certain way, should they not be able to enforce that? It’s not MY operating system it’s the company’s. So I get wanting to run your OS, your way.īut then let me put on the “vendor hat” and say this. Hey I’m running Windows 8, using Server 2012 updates, and my OS officially went out of support in January 2016.