Dyskolos

True 😒

Valid points…as for the user itself, they’d adapt. They’d moan and struggle, but who cares. They still get paid and it’s for the greater good.

And yeah, the EU should really do their own OS. But OK, replacing win is simple, replacing their servers/ad ain’t. They do excel, hard to deny that. I got every MS-cert under the roof, so I know their shit (not a fanboy tho).

Still, my initial argument stands. They might be horrible and #1 in volume. But don’t forget google or cloudflare. You’d still be using those, even if you completely ditch MS. And you might not even know.

Sure, but ms is (at least with OS and office) replaceable. Many other stuff isn’t. And don’t forget google. They’re in ALL of this, even when they’re not. Or cloudflare…

Yeah sure, right. But what about google? They proove constantly they’re the corporate devil.

True in all your points. Granted. But I just pulled some outta my behind. What’s with google (workspace)? Slack? Zoom? Jira? And all those I don’t just think of right now.

Yet, while your points are basically true, even if moving away from a software pose a medium hassle, there has to be an equal contender first. For ms there is Linux. Libreoffice…and that’s about it. Covers at least the most important stuff. I don’t know a European or Foss ERP/CRM. What about creative cloud from adobe? Gimp is fine, but just a part. Etc etc.

Before we run into details, the major point was: even though MS sucks, it’s really not THE epitome of corporate evil. They all are, together. And any company that roots itself into digital slavery to the bigger overlords is hanging at their mercy.

Not that I don’t (started to) hate M$, but why always just them? What about oracle? Or all the major CRMs? Or adobe? Or… They all are totally not European.