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[–] B0rax@feddit.de 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think it calls home about that. It just looks if there are any „incompatible“ applications installed and blocks the update if it finds any. I guess the goal is to not break anything.

But sure, you can spin it into a “fuck Microsoft” narrative.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 8 points 7 months ago

It may be just a usability measure then.

But fuck microsoft.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today -2 points 7 months ago

I left them over ten years ago, so..... :)