That's what you signed up for. You can trust and control your software, or you can use proprietary software. You can't have both. Policy can be changed at any time, and you have to rely on the good will of corporations. The only thing corporations care about is a successful quarter for investors. You're only a detail.
I see no file explorer ads
Win7 may be just fine for you, but I will say 10 seconds is probably not enough time to evaluate any piece of software, let alone an OS.
I will agree on 8 though, I used it a fair amount on my daughter's pc, and had no desire to move to it from win7.
No different? This applies to the whole freaking OS, not individual apps. And unlike Android permissions, it's not at all obvious what they're collecting unless you go hunting for the information... Also, while it might "break" the app, or some of its functions, you can turn an various Android app's permissions on and off (easily) either permanently, or when you do or don't need the specific functions that demand them. (Not saying that's necessarily convenient, but at least it's possible...)
<sarcasm> Get wit da times gramps! How u gonna play all doz DX12 gamez?! </sarcasm>
O'rly?
Why? Oh come on think about it. Guys can pay some $$/min to a stranger on the internet to get a view they've probably never had before lol.
He meant iot, as in internet of things. Thus the device he mentioned has internet capability, along with a camera.
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