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1. 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. llm_nerd · 1790338623 · focus · HN ↗

      > Microsoft just recently made a new patent

      Microsoft has done a lot of super shady things, and they are domiciled in a hyper-corrupt, lawless threat to humanity (one that elects quite possibly the stupidest human alive -- a rapist abomination halfwit clown -- to the highest office), however people do make far too much of the patent thing.

      A lot of firms reward groups and employees that get granted patents. It doesn't actually matter if you're spitballing the most absurd nonsense that no one ever asked for and is nowhere on the product map, someone writes the application and gives it a shot. A patent being granted doesn't mean that a single person ever envisions doing this or asked for it implemented, and honestly the idea that they "invented" this is just how farcical the patent system is.

      In this case the patent is held by Microsoft's "Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC", which is their "patent extortion" racket. So they literally wrote this hoping to catch someone doing something found in a single claim so that they can use the legal system to rob from people.

      1. ericmay · 1790340136 · focus · HN ↗

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         1. tosti · 1790347883 · focus · HN ↗

            Well I despise your president too but we can't be one of the smallest countries in the world and be the greater threat to humanity.

            Sincerely, a Dutch guy.

            1. ericmay · 1790349358 · focus · HN ↗

               Why not? You could build nuclear bombs and start using them or threatening to use them and that would be a greater threat to humanity.

               Plus I didn't say you were the greatest threat today, that would be Russia and probably Iran as a clear #2, I said you were historically much worse because of your colonialist past.

               1. tosti · 1790444332 · focus · HN ↗

                  The Dutch don't build nukes, but yours are stashed right here at Volkel military airbase.

                  1. ericmay · 1790447927 · focus · HN ↗

                     Sure but that’s a different point/discussion.

                     1. tosti · 1790450925 · focus · HN ↗

                        Right, you build nukes and we don't. That's different, allright.

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