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Yes indeed. The alternative timeline - Windows on nearly all servers and desktops. All software purchased from ISV and closed source. Bugs galore that never get

Yes indeed. The alternative timeline - Windows on nearly all servers and desktops. All software purchased from ISV and closed source. Bugs galore that never get fixed because they have you locked in. Crappy software due to lack of competition.

econorew 3y ago
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- rightbyte 3y ago
  Webapps are just as bad as a licensed binary blob on your desktop. If not worse since they usually spy on you and you can't firewall them. Edit: Oh. Read you wrong. Nevermind.
- Gud 3y ago
  What webapps? Can’t really say I use many. I use almost exclusively BSD and GPL licensed software.
pjmlp 3y ago
Looking from Apple, Google, Microsoft and IBM ecosystems, and SaaS products, the alternative timeline isn't much different from actual reality.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  The difference is the dystopia being parts of the industry vs everywhere, and that's huge.
sassy_quat 3y ago
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