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mr_lebowski

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5. My bad ... apparently they've started doing so ... funny I always thought a 'Surface' was like

Reply to tinrobot (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 08:15 PM

Aug 2020

an Ipad type of deal. Never really looked at them. I see now I was mistaken.

Anyways ... I have to imagine that even on a Surface ... they're not 'locking them down'. Let alone locking down Windows on non-MS machines (I know they don't do that).

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I have a question about Microsoft [View all] Marthe48 Aug 2020 OP

Yup, that's total bullshit. Microsoft doesn't even make laptops for one thing ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #1

Microsoft actually does make a few laptops. tinrobot Aug 2020 #4

My bad ... apparently they've started doing so ... funny I always thought a 'Surface' was like mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #5

Nope. I run tons of non-MS apps on my Surface. tinrobot Aug 2020 #6

Not to mention the fact that not being able to get onto a particular WiFi network, like here ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #7

Always been an apple girl but now looking for a change aleesiazane Aug 2020 #11

Depends. Laptops are always a personal choice. tinrobot Aug 2020 #12

Yes True aleesiazane Aug 2020 #13

He's probably talking about Windows 10 in S Mode. Make7 Aug 2020 #2

Bill Gates left Microsoft a loooong time ago. tinrobot Aug 2020 #3

Thank you for the comments Marthe48 Aug 2020 #8

The fuzzy image is a simple focus problem. ManiacJoe Aug 2020 #9

That is good to know Marthe48 Aug 2020 #10