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Sich von den #USA zu emanzipieren heißt auch, von #Microsoft wegzukommen. Im Ernstfall könnte man darüber hier praktisch die komplette Wirtschaft lahmlegen. Der unangekündigte und dauerhafte Ausfall der Microsoft-Infrastruktur sollte jetzt Teil jedes #ThreatModels sein. #ITSecurity

Just a reminder that Google is an illegal monopolist, having lost three distinct antitrust cases.

It looks likely that Google will be treated the way Microsoft was in their famous antitrust loss in the late 1990s, and not be broken up in any significant way. Google absolutely should be broken up, just like AT&T and Standard Oil (and countless other large US monopolists) were before it. Google's wealth and power derives from illegal behavior; this is not in question anymore. Why should they be permitted to keep what courts have decided they stole? 100 years of antitrust law and precedent says that it should not be permitted to keep the spoils of its illegal behavior.

It sounds to me like the hesitation to break up Google is largely ideological on the part of the judges and lawyers involved. The failure to break up Microsoft after its antitrust loss is arguably one of the main reasons the US economy is such a monopolized, consolidated mess today, and why so many things are "enshittifying". Breaking up Google and changing that pattern would obviously not cure all ills, but it'd almost surely make a number of things in the economy better for a whole lot of people.

In any case, one thing we can all do is look at Google as a bad actor, a law-breaking entity whose power is illegitimate.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/why-is-google-still-in-one-piece

#Google #Microsoft #antitrust #monopoly #USEconomy #neoliberalism

When Microsoft takes away your Office and replaces it with Copilot, watcha gonna do?

Me, I vibe coded a better Office home page: offi.ceo 🚀

Details on my newsletter: https://www.perspectives.plus/p/i-created-a-better-office-com

#Microsoft #Microsoft365 #Copilot

the myth of the good tech giant

#clippy #unix_surrealism #microsoft #ai

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#Microsoft is now allowing hate speech against trans people (https://mastodon.social/@opentermsarchive/114937524218522942).

There are lots of ethical free open alternatives to Microsoft on the Fediverse:

CLOUDS
@nextcloud

EMAIL SUITE
@thunderbird & @thunderbird@tilvids.com

MINECRAFT ALTERNATIVE
@Luanti

OFFICE SUITE (OFFLINE)
@libreoffice & @LibreOfficeEs (in Spanish) & @LaMouetteODF (in French)

OFFICE SUITES (ONLINE)
@CollaboraOffice
@CryptPad
@ONLYOFFICE

SOFTWARE FORGES
@Codeberg
@forgejo

VIDEO CALLING & CONFERENCING
@Jami

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After Microsoft laid off 9000 employees, Xbox producer Matt Turnbull suggested affected workers use AI to “reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”

https://www.videogamer.com/news/after-microsoft-laid-off-9000-employees-xbox-producer-matt-turnbull-use-ai-reduce-emotional-cognitive-load-that-comes-with-job-loss/

#microsoft #xbox #gaming #tech #ai #layoffs #enshittification #dystopia

https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ue/microsoft-licencje-oprogramowanie-panstwo-samorzad-unia-europejska/

#Microsoft #software #oprogramowanie #openSource #Linux

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Apparently Libre Office is free and contains no AI.

#AI #Microsoft #LibreOffice

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
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The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #Technology #Microsoft #Government #Data

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Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
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The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Musk #ElonMusk #Starlink #Microsoft #Trump #Government #Tech

After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.

https://www.propublica.org/article/defense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Microsoft #Tech #Technology #Defense #Government #DOD #Cybercrime

A ProPublica investigation revealed how a little-known Microsoft program could leave some of the U.S. government’s most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary.

Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Tech #Technology #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Cybercrime #Government

So why is Microsoft insisting on pushing out a feature it is very clear users just do not want? What is the point of it? It just does not make any sense. Recall makes no sense. It is one of rather many functions that Microsoft wants to force people into using.

Personally I also do not want Copilot on my computer and the idea that there can be a key on my keyboard that I can press that will enable by mistake it is not what I would think most people want.

I believe that there should be a very clear line between what is on your computer and what is in the cloud. Forcing people to log into a Microsoft online account to use their computer is crazy. Having people mistakenly enabling OneDrive is another disaster.

I guess this is all a great opportunity for Linux.

#Microsoft #Spyware #Recall #Windows #Linux #Computer

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3xjrj7v78o

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Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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#Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by #China
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Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular #SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the product.

#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #Government #Safety #privacy

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-china-cybersecurity