Waffelson@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 天前What will MS do when Linux becomes a serious threat to their monopoly ?message-squaremessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareWhat will MS do when Linux becomes a serious threat to their monopoly ?Waffelson@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 天前message-square115fedilinkfile-text
Will they lobby for laws that prohibit Linux or make it difficult to install? What actions might they take in the future?
minus-squareAuth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 天前Work with hardware and software vendors to break linux compatibility.
minus-squaregian @lemmy.grys.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 天前Which in the precise moment when Linux is a serious threat is not possible since there is no assurance that the hardware vendors would accept, given they now have an alternative.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 天前They’ve been busy doing that for the past 20+ years. It’s been an annoyance, but not really a deterrent.
minus-squarenasi_goreng@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 天前They cannot do that to every manufacturer, as most of countries are incentivized to not dependent on American or any foreign product. I can see China or European manufacturer will slowly move from Windows. At least China already learning the hard way from Android-Huawei relationship.
Work with hardware and software vendors to break linux compatibility.
Which in the precise moment when Linux is a serious threat is not possible since there is no assurance that the hardware vendors would accept, given they now have an alternative.
They’ve been busy doing that for the past 20+ years. It’s been an annoyance, but not really a deterrent.
They cannot do that to every manufacturer, as most of countries are incentivized to not dependent on American or any foreign product.
I can see China or European manufacturer will slowly move from Windows. At least China already learning the hard way from Android-Huawei relationship.