EU considers tariffs on digital services Big Tech
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All game console companies famously keep trying to fuck everyone else over. Sony actually comes off fairly well compared to Nintendo and Microsoft.
wrote 19 days ago last edited bySony shipped literal rootkits with their software years ago.
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Sony shipped literal rootkits with their software years ago.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byYes. Twenty years ago. Now take a look at what Nintendo and Microsoft have been doing just within the past couple of years (as well as what they were doing twenty years ago and beyond, since they both have long track records of shitty behaviour.)
Yes, Sony is not a good company, but we're comparing them to Nintendo and Microsoft here.
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Yes. Twenty years ago. Now take a look at what Nintendo and Microsoft have been doing just within the past couple of years (as well as what they were doing twenty years ago and beyond, since they both have long track records of shitty behaviour.)
Yes, Sony is not a good company, but we're comparing them to Nintendo and Microsoft here.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byTrue. Nintendo is extremely cutthroat with their IP, they like going after emulators and similar.
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Not a complete list, but
- Adobe: krita, gimp, inkscape
- Microsoft: linux, libreoffice, codeberg, playstation
- Apple: de-googled android, linux
- Google: de-googled android, tutanota, duckduckgo or kagi, libreoffice
- Amazon: *arr suite for amazon video, little choice for amazon the logistic company
wrote 19 days ago last edited byI've heard good things about lineage OS for android and maybe apple phones but I haven't got around to using it
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TBF, just leaving YouTube would be better. There's plenty of information out there which don't need some glorified video hosting platform (books, blogs, wikis and so oh). I really struggle trying to understand people's addiction to YT...
wrote 19 days ago last edited byIt's not really the same kind of media at all, depending on what you watch. I guess what I look for in YouTube are interesting perspectives, often on things I haven't even considered.
Maybe something like blogs could partially replace it, but I'm not aware of any blogging platforms that have tons of interesting perspectives and things to talk about smd actually knows what to offer me. -
Would probably end the Internet faster than China can cut intercontinental cables. I'm here for it but the fallout would be positively insane.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byThere are plenty of providers, this is a little reactionary. I've worked with a local data center for hosting in every state I've lived in.
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There are plenty of providers, this is a little reactionary. I've worked with a local data center for hosting in every state I've lived in.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byIt's not about the providers, it's about the move. Companies will need to migrate their infrastructure to another platform which (let's be honest) likely will not have the bandwidth / rack space / hardware to support the influx of users. Companies will self host? Okay sure: time to spin up internal clusters, train employees, provision additional bandwidth / connections. And naturally - this will all go off without a hitch. Like flipping a switch.
And we need to remember that many of these services rely on each other so one goes down: they take each other out.
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It's not about the providers, it's about the move. Companies will need to migrate their infrastructure to another platform which (let's be honest) likely will not have the bandwidth / rack space / hardware to support the influx of users. Companies will self host? Okay sure: time to spin up internal clusters, train employees, provision additional bandwidth / connections. And naturally - this will all go off without a hitch. Like flipping a switch.
And we need to remember that many of these services rely on each other so one goes down: they take each other out.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byOr they'll just pay the extra money and avoid all that.
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It's not about the providers, it's about the move. Companies will need to migrate their infrastructure to another platform which (let's be honest) likely will not have the bandwidth / rack space / hardware to support the influx of users. Companies will self host? Okay sure: time to spin up internal clusters, train employees, provision additional bandwidth / connections. And naturally - this will all go off without a hitch. Like flipping a switch.
And we need to remember that many of these services rely on each other so one goes down: they take each other out.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byI'd double my mortgage just to see microsoft365 crumble.
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Because people are stupid, will fuck up their device/s, and then complain to the manufacturer about how their device was ruined.
It's an incredibly stupid argument, but it's their argument nonetheless. Something something "for your safety/protection/security/etc"....i.e. "Trust us".
I think root privileges should be available as well, but in a way that 1) only someone who knows what the fuck they're doing can access, and 2) can be done entirely locally, without calling to a server controlled by the manufacturer.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byAbsolutely anyone can follow a guide to root a phone, I am an idiot and I have done it. The manufacturer should not be liable for me using the phone in a manner not intended and then breaking it, but they should absolutely have to make it available to do. It should only require signing away liability in a tick box.
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Yes. Tech billionaires are the ones who stood behind Trump proudly on inauguration day, so let's start using Canadian/European options. Plenty of them match what those tech companies offer anyway.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byDeleted meta acccount with a note referencing trump and zuck. Not much but its what I had to do
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Because people are stupid, will fuck up their device/s, and then complain to the manufacturer about how their device was ruined.
It's an incredibly stupid argument, but it's their argument nonetheless. Something something "for your safety/protection/security/etc"....i.e. "Trust us".
I think root privileges should be available as well, but in a way that 1) only someone who knows what the fuck they're doing can access, and 2) can be done entirely locally, without calling to a server controlled by the manufacturer.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byRooting a device shouldn't be any more complicated than having a sticker saying "warranty void if removed".
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Absolutely anyone can follow a guide to root a phone, I am an idiot and I have done it. The manufacturer should not be liable for me using the phone in a manner not intended and then breaking it, but they should absolutely have to make it available to do. It should only require signing away liability in a tick box.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byExactly, and this also ties into my first point that the people who know, know what to look for.
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Rooting a device shouldn't be any more complicated than having a sticker saying "warranty void if removed".
wrote 19 days ago last edited byI don't disagree, however, there needs to be some form of security so the average Joe (or their kid) doesn't accidentally press the wrong button and
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Or they'll just pay the extra money and avoid all that.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byThat is pretty much how the VMware situation shook out.
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I'd double my mortgage just to see microsoft365 crumble.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byBut you love teams right?! (get the gas can - I'll get the matches)
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The real money is in AWS, azure,GCP. No one cares about your iPad. Tariff the big 3 hosting providers and see how quickly shit hits the fan.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byPut a tariff on the companies that was pro-Trump, and who was at his inauguration.
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It's not about the providers, it's about the move. Companies will need to migrate their infrastructure to another platform which (let's be honest) likely will not have the bandwidth / rack space / hardware to support the influx of users. Companies will self host? Okay sure: time to spin up internal clusters, train employees, provision additional bandwidth / connections. And naturally - this will all go off without a hitch. Like flipping a switch.
And we need to remember that many of these services rely on each other so one goes down: they take each other out.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byThis is why you give notice; this isn't an overnight thing. If anything, this would help strengthen and decentralize hosting platforms while giving a huge amount of business to companies to help them migrate.
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This is why you give notice; this isn't an overnight thing. If anything, this would help strengthen and decentralize hosting platforms while giving a huge amount of business to companies to help them migrate.
wrote 19 days ago last edited byNotice or not any infrastructure change is brutal - even if you go like for like.
I'm not saying I'm against the idea: I loathe all the centralization and robber barons running around in this era. But switches like these rarely go as planned. If haste is required even less so.
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I think you're forgetting the power of consumers. At work you might not be able to replace Photoshop or Microsoft but at home you certainly can. The more people that become familiar with alternative software the more likely professionally environments are to adopt it.
Why would a company want to pay Adobe or Microsoft if their employees are more adept with free alternatives? Especially if those alternatives gain feature parity with the paid services while the paid services lock parts behind paywalls and subscriptions.
Don't let perfect get in the way of good!
wrote 19 days ago last edited byAdobe has a Print Production feature where you can run a Preflight Analysis that identifies all the elements in the PDF. I haven't been able to find a similar feature elsewhere. I'd love to get off Adobe, but that one feature is pretty critical for my workflow.