This isn't going to get any better until we break our complete dependence on them: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/540236/as-the-digital-oligarchy-grows-in-power-nz-will-struggle-to-regulate-its-global-reach-and-influence
If only there was a group of people working on software that didn't rely on Microsoft or Meta. Like, people who released the source code to their software in the open. A sort of "open source software".
But that's crazy. How could a modern nation-state support something like that? They only have software budgets in the billions of dollars. It's not like that level of funding would have an outsized influence on making software like libreoffice or nextcloud exactly what they want instead of just whining that it isn't good enough and buying Microsoft or Google.
I've heard though that Microsoft software never crashes which is why governments go with them, because Microsoft can guarantee their software is perfect and will never get hacked or crash. I mean, that makes perfect sense.
Nope, the only option is clearly to just keep paying Microsoft and Google. Can't be helped. But it sure would be neat if something like that existed.
But that's crazy. How could a modern nation-state support something like that? They only have software budgets in the billions of dollars. It's not like that level of funding would have an outsized influence on making software like libreoffice or nextcloud exactly what they want instead of just whining that it isn't good enough and buying Microsoft or Google.
I've heard though that Microsoft software never crashes which is why governments go with them, because Microsoft can guarantee their software is perfect and will never get hacked or crash. I mean, that makes perfect sense.
Nope, the only option is clearly to just keep paying Microsoft and Google. Can't be helped. But it sure would be neat if something like that existed.
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@sj_zero @lightweight Nice, although it's better to say "free software" rather than "open source software". https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
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So, it's high time for the EU, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and maybe others to seal a strong alliance against this digital oligarchy.