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| From | VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May |
| Date | 2025-03-03 14:14 -0600 |
| Organization | Usenet Elder |
| Message-ID | <7yoynri34534$.dlg@v.nguard.lh> (permalink) |
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s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote: > VanguardLH wrote: > >> Just checking: Do you now, or did you ever, have MS Office (or MS 365 >> with the local programs) installed? That includes components for Skype. > > Nope, I've been using LibreOffice for years. I had MS Office, then MS 365, switched to LibreOffice for 2 years, and switched back to MS Office. Back when Microsoft was pushing Skype updates inside of Windows updates, but Skype was already uninstalled, was so long ago that I cannot remember what I used back then for an office suite. Back then, I noticed Windows updates were dumping files for Skype onto my desktop. The Skype program was not getting reinstalled. Just some ancilliary or library files were reappearing. Microsoft embedding stuff in their Windows updates that are not described in their release notes is not a new behavior nor an old behavior no longer committed. When researching a problem, or how to get rid of some unwanted "feature", you find out it was delivered in a Windows update, but Microsoft didn't inform anyone about it. You end up at AskWoody, or other web sites that analyze what changes an update commits. With program installs, sometimes you get a custom option where you can elect what components to include in the installation. Not so with Windows updates. Microsoft assumes all their users are idiots which cannot understand the technical aspects or jargon of updates. It's aAll or nothing, but nowadays nothing just means later. This is in addition to secret updates aka stealth updates you are never informed about. https://mezha.media/en/2024/11/12/microsoft-covertly-updates-windows-10-to-force-users-to-upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-windows-11/ https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stealthily-installs-windows-10-update-to-nag-you-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-and-not-for-the-first-time As with the embedded crap covertly bundled in a Windows update, you get updates like this that users will see as just an update to the Windows Update service, and think it's okay, and even wanted. Are stealth updates new? Nope; see: https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/microsoft-updates-windows-without-users-consent/ dated 2007 Yes, the computer is your physical property, but Windows remains the property of Microsoft, and they change their property however and whenever they want.
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Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Jan K." <janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> - 2025-03-01 00:41 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 22:54 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Jan K." <janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> - 2025-03-01 08:40 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 02:36 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2025-04-03 17:17 +0200
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 16:12 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2025-03-01 18:14 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 18:45 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:39 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 12:35 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 19:11 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 13:35 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 21:01 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:49 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 14:24 +0000
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Re: from skype to teams Jim <noreply@invalid.com> - 2025-03-02 01:30 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:34 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 22:15 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-01 21:33 -0400
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-06 13:25 +0200
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-07 02:09 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-01 10:44 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-01 06:16 -0500
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 12:36 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 11:24 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 14:07 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 22:16 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 22:29 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 08:30 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 03:03 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 03:54 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 11:03 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 11:01 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 22:16 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 22:31 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-03 17:21 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-03 16:53 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-04 15:07 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 14:14 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2025-03-01 23:00 +0800
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