Ahhh, bluetooth works well, was just streaming from a Mint 18 laptop to a cheap Ebay dongle without a hitch, bluetooth audio is not an issue any more, care to provide details?

Er ok, the last update was June 23, 2017, version 52.2.1.

How is that unsupported?

Trust us with your key escrow, we will keep it in the safest system... we swear.....
Seriously, how on earth can they be trusted with key escrow when they cannot keep their systems safe

You do have other options, there is always linux.

You don't need Microsoft's permission or blessing to do that!

Ditto except with the s5, the (original but replaceable) battery is still lasting 3 days after 2 1/2 years. CM 14.1 has just been released for it as well.

While i agree with you on the boycott i can bet you that there are very few people who are sorry that they have converted.

Why would we want to actually learn something about the tools that we use, instead lets put another black box IOT thing that i don't know how to administer on the network, we can trust all of our security and personal data to a 3rd party, why wouldn't we? /s

With our history of smart devices being secure.
We are doing things right. /s

Microsoft want to nickel and dime you and everyone, they are just setting up the infrastructure for it now, very soon EVERYTHING will be a UWP and will only be distributed via the Microsoft store.
I want to call it the ApplSoft model.

No one is under the age old "Mac" ideology that the linux is not vulnerable to OS virus's, just that at this stage there is a lot less attacking it.
As with anything this will rise as linux gains traction, as did with mac's.
It is about not being railroaded into some companies business plan and being able to make your own decision about how to use your own hardware!.

That would be a great solution, can imagine it would be reliable.
Personally i want to take as many third parties out of the equation.

I currently use DAVdroid https://davdroid.bitfire.at/ (also available on F-Droid).
Has been great for a long time, handles the contact and calendar syncing for my phone and tab.
If you add 1 line to the owncloud authentication you can also have "auto configuration" using an email address for the domain, saves a lot of time for my friends when setting up new devices.

Simple. Friends don't let friends use apple.

So not...it is not.
I assume you are using some form of laser of bubble jet to do that printing, while it is attached to some fancy electrical thinger like a laptop or desktop (What are those now a days right?), running software that acts as a system to operate it....
Does it cost the same to do it in half dimes or shillings?