The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits
2 days ago by ryper to c/technology
I'm all for consumer protection, but we're talking about a US-company that also made many of the dumbest decisions since win1.0. Come on, it's 2026, if anyone still does not get it why to avoid monopolies, especially those US-american, then who shall help those?
Crushing majority of people have no idea. They just know MS is a big tech corp, so probably not caring much about them small fish. For the rest, all PC are Windows. Linux is getting known a little better but we're not "there" yet.
Also, most small non-profit don't have an IT guy. They just try to get something that works painlessly and have better to do than becoming sys admins.
You're right in all points. But still, knowledge is free and out there. MS is here for a long time now. And honestly, if I'm using things without knowing anything about them, who is to blame? Am I not simply ignorant?
If I just walk into traffic, being ignorant of cars that might exist, and get run over. Would it be fair and square to protect ignorant me by prohibiting cars? Or that road?
Consumer-protection is very important, and I'm a great advocate for it. But can't we just assume a tiny amount of reflection? We should protect people from e.g. connected cars, rising prices and whatnot. But If I'd hire a murderer from murder-r-us to mow my lawn, and he kills me. Is it really his fault? How could I have known?
I think there's a certain threshold between not-having-to-know (e.g. relative prices on supermarket's price-tags for easy comparison) and should-be-obvious (e.g. monopolies are never a good thing and never have your interest at heart).
have better to do than becoming sys admins.
Exactly! That's why I go to a mechanic with my car and listen to his advice, as I have zero clue about how that car even works. And it's also obvious I don't install anything myself or just buy brand X because "everyone does". I ask professionals.i don't decide, I delegate.
That’s why I go to a mechanic with my car and listen to his advice, as I have zero clue about how that car even works.
What happened to "knowledge is free and out there"?
And honestly, if I’m using things without knowing anything about them, who is to blame? Am I not simply ignorant?
People don't learn about linux for the same reason you don't learn about your car.
What happened to "knowledge is free and out there"?
Oh that's an absolutely free choice. Learn or dont. But you wouldn't hear me complaining for laws to protect me from an evil carmaker that made an evil car that I bought. I educate myself or just accept to potentially be fucked over.
People don't learn about linux for the same reason you don't learn about your car.
Yeah right, exactly. And when my car does something stupid, who is to blame? Me or the manufacturer? I clearly bought the stupid feature willingly. I'm not 12 anymore.
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