Waffelson@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 24 hours agoWhat will MS do when Linux becomes a serious threat to their monopoly ?message-squaremessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareWhat will MS do when Linux becomes a serious threat to their monopoly ?Waffelson@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 24 hours agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
Will they lobby for laws that prohibit Linux or make it difficult to install? What actions might they take in the future?
minus-squareAuth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·13 hours agoWork with hardware and software vendors to break linux compatibility.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoThey’ve been busy doing that for the past 20+ years. It’s been an annoyance, but not really a deterrent.
minus-squarenasi_goreng@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoThey cannot do that to every manufacturer, as most of countries are incentivized to not dependent on American or any foreign product. I can see China or European manufacturer will slowly move from Windows. At least China already learning the hard way from Android-Huawei relationship.
minus-squaregian @lemmy.grys.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoWhich in the precise moment when Linux is a serious threat is not possible since there is no assurance that the hardware vendors would accept, given they now have an alternative.
Work with hardware and software vendors to break linux compatibility.
They’ve been busy doing that for the past 20+ years. It’s been an annoyance, but not really a deterrent.
They cannot do that to every manufacturer, as most of countries are incentivized to not dependent on American or any foreign product.
I can see China or European manufacturer will slowly move from Windows. At least China already learning the hard way from Android-Huawei relationship.
Which in the precise moment when Linux is a serious threat is not possible since there is no assurance that the hardware vendors would accept, given they now have an alternative.