In the last 40 years, not once has the OS given me a reason to suspect they didn't have my best interest in mind. Never have they inserted advertising or pushed unwanted features. Never have they changed my configuration. I have no concern that they will invade my privacy since I choose what is running and what is submitted. They do not harvest my private information and I do not need an account to have access to the code which is available in full.

I do not need to look at every diff of every update because not once have they ever done anything to warrant such behaviour. Every time I checked, which is regularly, it never differs. And YES, I do recompile everything myself before pushing it out. You make it sound as if it's a difficult task.

No. Nothing is automatically applied.

The reason MS can get away with this is because people have locked themselves in a proprietary system which they refuse to migrate from.

Change your attitude. Demand open standards. You will be surprised how stable computing can become.

You make it sound as if MS and the open source community work in the same way. In the last 40 years I have never experienced a open source OS like Linux or FreeBSD install software that I didn't request. If they had, all the tools to suppress/remove it are available.

It guess then this would surprise you that many audit the code or packages that they install. I will guarantee you that the packages installed on my servers are all approved by me. But that's me and I would say diligent sysadmins.

Really? Where do you live?

What's new? The next new tariff will be on every nation that breaths because they are consuming Trump's air.

How do you make America ugly? You elect Trump.

I come to realize that humans stumble forward by trial and error. The thing is, it takes multiple errors and we learn for a while then we repeat the same errors from the past.

We learnt nothing from smoking, drinking and porn. We have to once again repeat the error with social networks.

The answer is clear but you get blasted for mentioning it. So I won't.

Fix the small things that just don't seem to work.

One example is when I want to switch from Bluetooth to speaker that it just accept my choice and not switch back. It's a quirk that happens here and there. The same thing happens with Android auto when the button changes color showing me that I pressed it but doesn't accept the input. I have to hold it down for a second more.

Call recording is legal here but not available. I'm told my supplier doesn't permit it and yet it's a phone I purchased. The implied additional contract is just insulting.

Volume seems to choose when to work. I don't touch the volume so it's not that I lowered it.

It feels like we are so quick to bring out features that nothing is tested or verified. Just reboot to fix the problem.

Are you implying that the artist makes money on the resale of that art?

was created so artists would release their work to the public and be compensated. So why do we offer copyrights on stuff that is not made available or removed from the market.

How about we change the law into something that removes copyright when it's not available, or no longer available.

We need to change the laws that allow lock in, or that change the terms after purchase.

That would be true if the company could ignore the law of the country where it files it's papers. Then again you govern by enacting laws that impose conditions that companies have to follow therefore it's not for BSA to tell Europe how to govern.

Look at Microsoft history and then tell me about alternatives. If Microsoft sold MSOffice from the start there would be no MSOffice today. If the US is so great why are so many US companies based in Ireland?

Nationalism is basic social welfare for billionaires. Look at MAGA how it's destroying the constitution for the sake of Merica and its billionaires. Hurrah!

Europe is approaching this as some flex on the US because the US with it's orange clown decided that that's what needs to happen. It's not just Europe.

The company assumes no responsibility when selling software but the user needs to assume responsibly when they find something wrong with the software.

Sorry but the company needs to take better care of it's customers if it wants it's customers to care about the company.

The other option is to seize the company assets within the country on espionage charges.

The reason I choose hardware is that they support open source. No or unfavourable support means I won't even consider it even if it's intended to run Windows.

others call it levies...this way we pay so some rich folk can continue to lobby the elected.