> I can only conclude that Windows is basically malware now...

Windows has worked like spyware since what, the late Windows 7 days or thereabout?

End users should not regard this as inevitable. Or get caught up in the how-it-works-how-to-disable swamp. Instead, cut through to the essence. It's about respect:

# Microsoft does not respect Windows users (or users of any of their offerings?).

# LG does not respect people who buy their monitors (and perhaps other products?).

Knowing that, why would you use such a sleazy company's product for daily driving? Or give them your money? Would you buy bread from a baker who pisses on your lawn every time you're not looking?

User rights or consumer protection laws aren't even part of this equation. Although they do help (sometimes a lot!) to keep companies honest.

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flaunf221 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> why would you use such a sleazy company's product for daily driving

Because alternatives are much worse or not available for scenarios people need.

There, I've said the obvious.

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ezst 3 hours ago | parent [-]

That may sound obvious to you, but it's not for many, and this opinion of yours is shared by fewer and fewer people.

	▲	flaunf221 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Some things not having viable alternatives on MacOS/Linux/BSD/whatever-else is not an opinion of mine. It's just life.
	▲	tosti 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It should be a choice. They were or nearly were convicted for being a monopoly. For most users, they're not even aware there's a hardware/software distiction. MS-Windows GUI has cashed on this unawareness since 95. "My Computer", "The computer needs to restart"... Being deliberately incorrect to add to the existing confusion.