Routers ought to be removed from WiFi, but there is a strong reason why they aren't (and thus won't be).

There are good open source router/firewalls available, and are easily updated/upgraded. Which is why I suggested the WiFi ought to be a separate device.

Proprietary hardware/software solutions are the problem. Unable to replace the OS/Firmware we are buying a lock-in that we have no control over.

Will you take Bitcoin? I hear that is all the rage these days.

Atheists never killed millions .... except that they did.

Hence my "no true Scotsman".

unfortunately for you, Atheist nation states are the absolute worse at killing their own citizens for participating in religion.

Perhaps.

Are there 56,000 people willing to pay a buck for a copy?

Scale that up as needed.

No True Scotsman and all that.

Wanna know why we have so many stupid laws?

This isn't a problem that needs a law. Why? Because AI is about to change the landscape in ways we cannot fathom today. And it is already happening. People are spending tokens decompiling games right now, as I type this.

Steam is going away, the same way Blockbuster went away.

Demented Atheists blame everyone not like them.

It is almost like a religion.

Now do Poland.

I'll wait.

You really think your vote matters? It doesn't.

You really think the average person should have a say in the economy? The average person is an idiot.

You really think the bad guys are on the other side? Every side is filled with sociopaths seeking more power. (yes, even "my side" for whatever that means).

Daemon Spawn at that.

we need to regulate speech then, exactly the same way we want to regulate firearms.

Only those authorized by the state ought to have speech. Safety First!

(this is largely sarcastic in nature)

The bigger you are, the harder it is to turn the ship in an emergency. See Titanic.

At some point the inertia of change isn't worth it, as you suggested. It is possible, but is it worth it?

The last way to look at this is a way to start the process of diversifying our Tech holdings. Windows, Office, Adobe, VMWare etc. But here is my take, STEAM is showing the way out. We're not there yet, but the tide appears to be turning (to keep the nautical terms going).

Broken clocks are still broken, even when they occasionally tell the time correctly.

Yeah, I've become the old greybeard I used to make fun of. The Tech version of a hero living long enough to become the villain.

Now, get off my lawn! ;-)

"We at Siemens have seen how successful SCO was, and think we can be just as successful!"