Pretty sure no, Romanian software is made by a group of local companies. And those companies have a bad reputation, being linked to a fugitive.

I also don't understand how is all this related to Linux.

If you mandate teenagers do something, you can bet they will do the opposite.

And what if that code was authored by IBM and lawfully contributed to Linux?

Microsoft would do anything to prevent users run Linux natively and discover Windows isn't really needed.

If Ukraine could, for South Korea it should be much easier, considering their electronics industry is much stronger

Your assumption is wrong, is a *maximum* of 8 hour work days.

Not a catch 22: LibreOffice has good compatibility (import and export) for MS formats and they improve it all the time, this is not about mere compatibility but about monopoly on file formats. And when all office suites work by default with MS formats, they maintain the monopoly.

You might want to look up how EU is actively removing Chinese tech from telecommunication hardware (networking equipment, not end-user phones)

Law of Demeter is about software development, not about economics.

Why do you expect spammers will use the apps that give them away as spammers?

Well, the foundation is Chromium, so pretty much everyone will match that foundation

I can say two things:

1. for years Google is pushing you hard to enter a phone number when making an account, not impossible but the average user won't manage to skip the requirement

2. most Google accounts are made when people set up their Android phone for use on that phone.

Of course those apps are bundled to put competition at a disadvantage and of course Microsoft is a monopoly. The only question is if regulators dare to do something about it.

Most car owners don't have such things.