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Why should they have to let me? It's my computer.

There used to be an icon on the desktop titled "My Computer". It's titled "This PC" now. That seems a sufficient summary of how MS/Windows views things.

Or just an acknowledgement that in today's world a user has many computers and devices, not just one. I hate baseless speculation.

I have way more than one machine. They're all my computers, though.

When you call something "My Computer" it immediately springs to mind "which one"? Whereas "This PC" is more straightforward.

It's subtle, and wouldn't make a difference to you or I. But to your average every day user I could see the second language being better.

I think it was more of a joke

You mean the My Computer that rebooted for update whenever it wanted even if I had unsaved documents open?

Bill Gates places his hand heavily on your shoulder.

Do you feel in charge?

Yeah, I pointed that out to someone the other day. "Hunh, I didn't notice that" is what I got back.

I'm seeing a pattern on HN. Whenever Apple comes up it's "they don't allow it to protect me and I'm so thankful", whenever Microsoft comes up it's "they don't allow it, fuck them".

Probably from different people, but nevertheless.

Indeed, the double standards are painful.

It's not double standards if it's different people.

I can't exactly say that I'm grateful that Apple don't allow me to delete Chess.app. Apple does a lot of stupid stings too, and I'm not making any excuses for them.

> Probably from different people

Definitely from different people.

My first thought was similar:

My, how gracious of them to allow me to do something on my own freaking machine.

Was their generosity for gifting you candy crush turned away?

Yes. It's a generous gift in the same way that it's a generous gift if my neighbor tosses his garbage into my yard.

Yes, similar to how I turn down free heroin.

Your computer, their os…

Their perspective on this point is diametrically different.

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