Very thoughtful comment. Unfortunately many people here in the EU prefer a strong state. They believe the state is faierer than private business. They also think that private business rather than the state is a danger for the society.
I hope there will be ways to circumvent the EU government controlled internet - puts us in a boat with the Chinese...
I refuse to learn French!!!
I don't understand why an adience that favors Open Source and competition for MS is so positively inclined to Apple. They are worse that MS because they have a monopoly on HW AND SW. In Europe they are a lot more expensive than comparable PCs (they are mostly bought by graphics professionals). I think the Intel-AMD-etc PC is a lot more compatible with a free market model and competition. But choice is demanding and needs more thought than plunking down a lot of money for a proprietory computer like Apple's.
Microsoft may stumble on localization attempts in some places. In the German language area of Europe they certainly overdo it: it is not easily possible to obtain a PC with an English OS version installed. It is almost impossible to get a Windows Pocket device with an English interface.
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Very thoughtful comment. Unfortunately many people here in the EU prefer a strong state. They believe the state is faierer than private business. They also think that private business rather than the state is a danger for the society. I hope there will be ways to circumvent the EU government controlled internet - puts us in a boat with the Chinese... I refuse to learn French!!!
I don't understand why an adience that favors Open Source and competition for MS is so positively inclined to Apple. They are worse that MS because they have a monopoly on HW AND SW. In Europe they are a lot more expensive than comparable PCs (they are mostly bought by graphics professionals). I think the Intel-AMD-etc PC is a lot more compatible with a free market model and competition. But choice is demanding and needs more thought than plunking down a lot of money for a proprietory computer like Apple's.
Microsoft may stumble on localization attempts in some places. In the German language area of Europe they certainly overdo it: it is not easily possible to obtain a PC with an English OS version installed. It is almost impossible to get a Windows Pocket device with an English interface.