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> I think having a law to require MS to allow offline set-up by all users would be an overreach Why? Do you think it would lead to a better or worse world?
by mihaic 2y ago
> I think having a law to require MS to allow offline set-up by all users would be an overreach
Why? Do you think it would lead to a better or worse world?
- chii 2y agooverreach of regulations leads to a worse world. Your options are to simply not use microsoft windows. it is a cost that is borne by you (ala the switching cost). There can be no such an option where you get to keep what you have, but also legislate exactly what you desire, without paying any of the costs.
- mihaic 2y agoI agree with the principle of overreach being wrong. I'm just asking why you'd think it would be an overreach in this case, when the entire world basically has 3 real choices for OS: Windows, MacOS and Linux, and a lot of the business world is bound by legacy reasons to Windows. I understand that there are downsides to over-regulating, but there are also downsides to under-regulating.