It would be great if this would backfire like Brexit ... then this would be a warning sign for other countries.

nuff said

Because it realized that "Moneysoft" has a better ring to it!

The real funny part??? After some arguing, I got ChatGPT to come up with this joke ;-)

No wonder the whole team got laid off, any ethics team worth their salt would eventually be a pain in the butt for Microsoft.

They try to force innovation. Next law will mandate a max 90W power supply. Forcing innovation works surprisingly well if you look at the past.

And, Nathan, please reflect your criticism on your employer. I'll bet that if you compare RMS and Facebook on the "bad" scale, that Facebook will win hands down.

This!

It is sometimes said, common sense is very rare.
Voltaire, Dictionnaire Philosophique (1764)

And from my personal observations; very rare indeed...

Correct. But if you want to *make* chips at ultralow wavelengths with EUV lithography, you can only buy that that equipment from ASML. No one else can get you at 7nm and below...

That is somewhat true; but if The Netherlands and Germany combine forces it could become quite interesting... that would not be a stretch of the imagination.

Looks like it's possible to make some nice chips here over in Europe ;-)