Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down16
arrow-up1366arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·13 hours agoThis just in, convicted monopoly Microsoft will fuck you over at every conceivable opportunity. Film at 11.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours ago convicted monopoly Well that’s a blast from the past. That was neat-o how Mr Boies nailed a conviction and the remedy was … An apology? Was it even that much? Glad to see Microsoft is successfully building on that crushing no-remedy defeat by doing the same and more. #winning
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoIt was actually significant, and changed them quite a lot for 2 decades. Now they don’t give a shit anymore. But there was an impact. Woukd have been more significant if Bush admin hadn’t overridden the original judgment to break MS into 3 companies.
This just in, convicted monopoly Microsoft will fuck you over at every conceivable opportunity. Film at 11.
Well that’s a blast from the past. That was neat-o how Mr Boies nailed a conviction and the remedy was … An apology? Was it even that much?
Glad to see Microsoft is successfully building on that crushing no-remedy defeat by doing the same and more. #winning
It was actually significant, and changed them quite a lot for 2 decades. Now they don’t give a shit anymore. But there was an impact.
Woukd have been more significant if Bush admin hadn’t overridden the original judgment to break MS into 3 companies.