Too little too late? Some European businesses have already made the change to open source. Shit should be free to anyone doing business with it anyway.
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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So.. they’re doing exactly what apple was forced to do.
Windows users are a revenue stream, not customers. M$ views it's users as a sort of raw material that can be processed with dark patterns for ads and subscriptions. And like everything else, Americans are treated with the most disrespect and coercion.
Wanted to play a game on my kid's computer that had windows 11 N or some shit. Couldn't play because it needed the "media pack", which in its turn installs everything N stands for. Clown world.
NICE
IMHO modern personal computing is as bullshit as XV century tournament armor.
Something should be done.
Install Linux
I already use Linux and FreeBSD.
Me too, I have an Android and a PS4.
THATS RIGHT MICROSOFT
dont be fooled. stop supporting the enshittification now or be left behind. Bill Gates and the other american terrorists have caused enough harm.
you are in control once you stop using anything from american corpos.
stop supporting the enshittification!
You do realize that Bill Gates hasn't been involved with MS for many years now, right?
ofcourse. he already did more than enough. also steve jobs. we are all waiting for the google bros to vanish. hoping for the best.