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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

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askonomm · 1790329035 · focus · HN ↗
Any move away from the abusive big tech that exists in USA is a good move in my book. Microsoft just recently made a new patent where they will monitor you via camera and microphone to block your program/game to show you ads, and per ads viewed, you then earn credit to be able to use your program/game. It is absolutely wild to me how a corporation can be so toxic and abusive to its users and still be in business.
1. Thanemate · 1790330307 · focus · HN ↗
  > It is absolutely wild to me how a corporation can be so toxic and abusive to its users and still be in business.
  It's easy: The choice was made from someone else, and you just accepted it as normal. Hardware vendors shipping PC's with Windows 11, corporations who went all in to Microsoft's tooling shove Microsoft Teams down your throat because "the company uses it", and the list goes on.
  1. jacquesm · 1790332453 · focus · HN ↗
    I refuse to use 'teams', it's a pile of garbage and spyware to boot.
    pjmlp · 1790338882 · focus · HN ↗
    Agree with the quality, unfortunately not everyone has the privilege to take such position.
    That means basically not getting a job, or a consulting gig, among most large corporations.
    Also "just go get another job" isn't a position many of us can take in current times.
    jacquesm · 1790345119 · focus · HN ↗
    It has yet to cost me jobs but it may come to that.

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