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Microsoft, as a private corporation, has no business coercing a user to maintain a standard on a device that does not belong to them. Enforcing public policy th
by ShroudedNight 4y ago
Microsoft, as a private corporation, has no business coercing a user to maintain a standard on a device that does not belong to them. Enforcing public policy through tyranny is a role that should lie exclusively with a government accountable to its citizens. The history of western democracy is littered with wars fought to ensure this is the case.
- charcircuit 4y agoThe computer isn't owned by them, but the operating system sure is. If you don't want Microsoft updating their operating system then use someone else's.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y agoHow is this an argument for Microsoft forcing updates on people's devices? Microsoft own Windows, that doesn't give them jurisdiction over people's property.
- charcircuit 4y agoI never said it did. Updating yourself doesn't require ownership of a device. It's just a feature of the software.