The last part of the article was cut off. Here what it says, 2035: In most countries, messaging apps (including email clients) are considered “critical applications” that must undergo government approval before publication.
The mandatory DRM checks I think are 100% going to happen and I think that's the reason behind the TPM requirement for Windows 11. A completely secure bios->os chain is needed to completely lock out stuff like VLC.
We can only hope. The Steamdeck is definitely making huge strides in Linux market penetration. I'm worried that companies like Microsoft and Google will be able to force their way through sheer inertia and apathy and forced updates.
Microsoft didn't have always on internet 20 years ago, in some ways they also have somewhat less competition now than before, since there were PC clones before while now it's Mac or PC. Though your point does give me some hope.
Windows dominance is still here for a very long time as you go to any brick and mortar tech store and buy a new desktop/laptop and it’s most certainly not running anything other than windows, with the exception being apple products. I’m also pretty sure most sellers online, unless they specifically state they make their devices specifically with Linux in mind, will by default be shipping Windows only (or macOS for apple).
Also, the average computer user sure as hell will never switch to Linux because they don’t care.
You can't even convince normal people this is bad.
I gave up that fools game 20 years ago.
People cling to their ignorance like nothing else. If they care about this, they will have to actually start looking at the world as it is and that is an existential dread they will avoid to their dying day.
You really think there's enough critical mass among naysayers to really matter?
Nope. naysayers have never been more than single digit percentages. See my first sentence as to why.
MS cannot do this sort of thing to the market because they don't control the market anymore.
It is the equivalent of MTV trying to dictate how music is consumed while spotify and all the other music streaming services exist.
I didn’t take my time to read this with my full attention, I’ll be the first to admit; But I think this article is being way too dramatic and paranoid. And thats coming from somebody certifiably overdramatic and paranoid.
EDIT: to add, it does have some reference to past and current events in the technology space but it quickly devolves into baseless, referenceless speculation.
Also, is this just a “stole this topic from xyz social media” article but from Hacker News instead of Reddit?
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