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Windows Power Users Frustrated as Microsoft Forces Automatic App Updates<\/a> <\/a>or yet another reason not to use Windows and other proprietary programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Windows Power Users Frustrated as Microsoft Forces Automatic App Updates or yet another reason not to use Windows and other proprietary programs<\/p>\n

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