Valeshio@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoInside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valleywww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkInside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valleywww.politico.euValeshio@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squarebrax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoWhy is it that hard to break away from big tech? Start with Microsoft - their software gets worse every year… At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just selling copilot slop
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 hours agoBecause they literally wrote the book on lock-in https://fabien.benetou.fr/ReadingNotes/InformationRules and they tried with all their might to stop free software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists so beside the money and power they have been strategically at it for decades. Dependency is deep in the product.
minus-squarebrax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoThe worst part is that people still buy their shit instead of laughing them out of existence.
Why is it that hard to break away from big tech? Start with Microsoft - their software gets worse every year… At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just selling copilot slop
Because they literally wrote the book on lock-in https://fabien.benetou.fr/ReadingNotes/InformationRules and they tried with all their might to stop free software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists so beside the money and power they have been strategically at it for decades. Dependency is deep in the product.
The worst part is that people still buy their shit instead of laughing them out of existence.