[Skybird]

Its not really a solution, it is a workaround - to arrange oneself with what I consider to be open fraud now, criminal behavior.

Its as if some fraudster offers a contract and not signing means one accepted it, or saying "no" is taken as a "Yes".

A "Solution" it would be if MS unconditionally goes back to the old ways of communication where terms meant terms, and words had a non-arbitrary meaning and faulty patches indeed were accidents, not intention, and communication was no trap.

Thus, there is only one reasonable way out now: rejecting to arrange oneself with a foul compromise, and drawing (pulling?) the consequence - abandon the use of MS software and products. Everything else is wishful thinking only, and lamblike naivety. I do not understand that people accept to be like this and try so hard to like W10, and find endless excuses for MS wicked ways. I just cannot understand that. They do their share to make things worse in the future.

Because in the end they help that MS gets away with it. And by securing that outcome, they help to make sure that in the future things will get even worse. Because MS once again has learned that it will get away with it. So why should it chnage its ways, if they are so successful?

Its like this with so many things, isn't it. Going cashless instead of using cash. Obeying businesses' questionable demands or influences instead of letting said businesses die by boycotting them. Taking the shortsighted easy solution and ignoring the longterm consequences. And my favourite: always - blindly, unreasonably - hoping for the best, and considering that to be a good strategy.

Disillusionising.