Comment on Microsoft celebrates 50 years
misk@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Happy birthday Microsoft, I won’t wish you dead because we need diversity. 🎊🥳🍾🪩
Comment on Microsoft celebrates 50 years
misk@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Happy birthday Microsoft, I won’t wish you dead because we need diversity. 🎊🥳🍾🪩
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 months ago
I do wish them dead, we need fewer proprietary companies which help cops and steals code for their LLM bullshit. Also less FUD and smears against FOSS, they are not FOSS’ friend and the sooner FOSS developers realise this and move to codeberg or their own forgejo instances the better.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Aside from the proprietary bit, there’s also an argue over companies existing for so long also just perpetuating wealth inequality since the same families hoard the wealth that the company generates. I wish I could remember where I saw the argument (I feel like it was probably an article associated with NPR), I found the arguments against allowing companies to reach 100 years old quite compelling.
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Right, which is why we need to stop money existing or other forms of economies that allow for wealth/power inequality
misk@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
In a perfect world that makes everyone happy there’s 5 Apples, 5 Microsofts, 10 open source projects funded by governments and 20 independent open source alternatives, all working same interoperable standards.
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Why in a perfect world would anything be proprietary? I just don’t buy it.
misk@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Because some like proprietary and why would you make their lives harder? As long as it’s interoperable and a part of a broader healthy ecosystem there’s place for every approach.
Like, I wouldn’t mind if someone made a proprietary Activity Pub Reddit alternative. They could compete on some UI features, support, moderation etc. The more the merrier and we could all still talk.