The problem with simple confirmation prompts is that they're too easy to ignore and just accept, kind of like mandatory pre-installation EULAs. I prefer the Gentoo method. Requiring a little effort makes it more likely you'll think about it first. I've rejected several packages because I didn't like their license. Then again, at 115 lines now for me, it is a pain to maintain, like most of my other exception lists (still probably the shortest). --autounmask-license=y will add the line automatically, with only etc-update required to apply the changes. Otherwise, it doesn't even directly tell you what to do:

!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "www-client/google-chrome" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- www-client/google-chrome-95.0.4638.69::gentoo (masked by: google-chrome license(s))
A copy of the 'google-chrome' license is located at '/usr/portage/licenses/google-chrome'.

As usual, gentoo fails hard in the documentation department. In fact, it recommends you go the the MASKED PACKAGES section of the man page, which tells you nothing about how to edit package.license. Also, if you auto-unmask, it won't tell you where to find/read the license file, but it will tell you the right man page, even though you don't really need it:

The following license changes are necessary to proceed:
(see "package.license" in the portage(5) man page for more details)
# required by www-client/google-chrome (argument)
>=www-client/google-chrome-95.0.4638.69 google-chrome

Sorry for the sidetrack.

I guess when you have such a beast, It can be hard to tame, for some...

Edit: Mr T

Start -> "Updates" -> Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11.

There! Cortana gone, in three single steps!

(yes I wrote that with tongue firmly in the cheek. Anyway, it is good MS itself realized Cortana sucks about as much as that paperclip with freaky eyes and the helpful puppy, hence they removed it from the default Windows 11 installation.)

Never!

No reason. Another Ubuntu derivative for home users, right? I guess I could use it too, if I felt I wasn't happy with what I am already using.

Oh and it apparently has GNOME by defauilt, not a big fan of that but I guess I could use it too. I tend to use XFCE with Mint because XFCE is supposed to be lightweight (doesn't use much resources for useless eye-candy etc.) and does everything I want from a desktop environment.

Thanks for the laugh ;)

Well, I guess people used to Internet Explorer might think Edge is good. But they are the same people who think that Windows 11 is good, a good hint about how clueless they are…

Never heard of this. Is it clippy with a different skin? Google is not helping me.

Yup, you could change it to a few different ones. There was also a cat which said something about a mouse.

let me guess you havent tried out any of these

What if Microsoft decided your hardware is not eligible? And what prevent them to restrict their OS to more drastic thing in the future. And in the future when you'll buy your new hardware and the update will be paid only you will pay just to remove some stupid spying bloatware.

My memory may be failing me, but I always thought "clippy" was the annoying assistant in Microsoft Office products, while the "puppy assistant" was some generic nuisance in... was it Windows XP already?

EDIT: These were the ones I was talking about:

Clippy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant

A puppy called Rover: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Explorer#Search_companion

Microsoft officially recommends such users to upgrade to Linux instead.

Or at least they should recommend that.

I really liked that paperclip! :D

what if
what if
always what if never real evidence

why would most of the users buy new setup rather than switch to linux? is linux that bad?
so far win10 works fine
i think they need those extra security for their ms store or partners asked for better anti tamper like proper way to make anticheats

Thanks. I like this quote from the File Explorer article, which demonstrates Microsoft's expected behavior pretty well: Download stuff behind the user's back, and make a feature hard for the average user to disable, and slap on a cartoon dog to give it a friendly face. Also, from reading this, it looks like you can't disable the downloads without disabling the advanced searching entirely, but that may be inaccurate.