• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Technically it was just a Microsoft Tech Evangelist that said that, in a non official capacity, and I’m pretty sure the sales people took him to the torture chamber after that.

      From a technical point of view, there was nothing stopping Microsoft from making Windows 10 a rolling release, so I can see how some naive fools might have convinced themselves that their employer wouldn’t be shitty to their users for the first time ever.

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    Don’t let your guard down. Maybe this time they’ll fully pull the TPM/UEFI trigger and make it impossible to install any other OS on new PCs… they have lots of leverage over manufacturers to tighten the screws on the BIOS and boot process.

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      1 year ago

      The European Commission would appreciate the multi billion euro “donation” from Microsoft if they did something so obviously anti competitive.

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        1 year ago

        I agree, but also when has a threat of a fine ever stopped a capitalist from doing what they want? They just call it the cost of doing business.