Collaborate Disseminate
Now that we’re in year two of the enshittification era, Big Tech is expanding its efforts to coerce or force customers down paths that benefit it more than us. This is a quick story describing one of the more common and subtle examples of this coercion… Continue reading Deceptive (Premium)
The developer behind Tiny11 has released the long-awaited Tiny11 Builder, a more flexible and complete way to create a de-enshittified Windows 11 installation.
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The developer behind Tiny11 has released the long-awaited Tiny11 Builder, a more flexible and complete way to create a de-enshittified Windows 11 installation.
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Microsoft’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been nothing short of astonishing. In sharp contrast to Apple’s belligerent non-compliance, the software giant has seemingly acquiesced to the rule of law, is changing Windows to meet its r… Continue reading Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)
My wife makes dinner most nights, which works out nicely because she’s a terrific cook, good enough that there are certain meals we’ll never order in a restaurant. Why pay for something that’s better—and less expensive—to eat at home? My contribution i… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Problems, Fixes, and Workarounds (Premium)
Windows 11 Enterprise offers a few niceties, but it’s not a mainstream solution and doesn’t address Windows 11’s biggest enshittification issues.
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Many years ago, someone asked me how I could defend a company like Microsoft, which at that time lorded over personal computing in a uniquely homogeneous way. That was the wrong question: I don’t defend, support, or God help us all, cheerlead for Micro… Continue reading A Windows 11 Enshittification Checklist (Premium)
This morning, I woke up, made some coffee, read the news, and bought, downloaded, and installed Windows 11 Enterprise. As one does.
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The writer Cory Doctrow coined the term enshittification to describe the way that services decline in quality as their users become the product. He was talking about online services when …read more Continue reading The Insurance Buys The Wheelchair, But Not The App To Run It
The power of defaults is still real, but since the dawn of the smartphone era, platform makers have engaged in ever-escalating enshittification tactics to maintain their dominance. They’ve become much more aggressive in limiting and ignoring user choic… Continue reading Tilt Shift: Mozilla Shines a Harsh Light on Enshittification in the Smartphone Era (Premium)