• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    You can’t convince 99% of windows users to switch, the real solution is done via legislation. The force of a government is more powerful any boycotts you can muster. (For example: European Union has been passing a regulations on right to repair, do privacy laws next)

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      2 days ago

      Why not both? As Linux achieves more and more momentum, you are bound to see real change in how Microsoft treats its users.

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      2 days ago

      Legislation is a poor way to force populations into changing away from something they choose to do/use. As the saying goes “It’s hard to talk someone out of something they weren’t talked into”.

      Example: See France or Somalia

      • BearGun@ttrpg.network
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        2 days ago

        In this case the legislation would be used to ban recall and similar features, not to drive people away from windows.