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minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66·edit-29 hours agoFinally, I’m not the only one noticing this. I’ve long said that the moment “My Computer” changed to “This PC”, it showed how MS really thought of your computer as theirs that they so graciously allow you to use once in a while.
minus-squarestinerman@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 hours agoOddly enough, the old joke was “it says My Computer because Bill Gates thinks it’s his.” I do agree with the sentiment of the meme and your comment.
minus-squarebalderdash@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoAnd also how they no longer care about home users because their near monopoly on office spaces/businesses.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·8 hours agoNever even paid attention to the change. My hardware, my PC. Then again, I’m used to enterprise environments where there are multiple users profiles, where “this computer” makes sense.
Finally, I’m not the only one noticing this.
I’ve long said that the moment “My Computer” changed to “This PC”, it showed how MS really thought of your computer as theirs that they so graciously allow you to use once in a while.
Oddly enough, the old joke was “it says My Computer because Bill Gates thinks it’s his.”
I do agree with the sentiment of the meme and your comment.
And also how they no longer care about home users because their near monopoly on office spaces/businesses.
Never even paid attention to the change.
My hardware, my PC.
Then again, I’m used to enterprise environments where there are multiple users profiles, where “this computer” makes sense.