[Louis Rossman] Microsoft revokes Office 2019 perpetual licenses, then edits their website to gaslight customers
3 months ago by Scrubbles to c/enshittification
Several public organizations in europe are moving to opensource alternatives, microsoft suite is pretty bad
Aww! I missed out on this happening to me by using Libre Office! When can I get ripped off like everyone else?
@lemmy.world
What is enshittification?
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
The lifecycle of Big Internet
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
Embrace, extend and extinguish
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
go to feed...
@lemmy.world
What is enshittification?
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
The lifecycle of Big Internet
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
Embrace, extend and extinguish
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
go to feed...
Corporations stealing shit? No way!
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