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The Microsoft-Dilemma: Europe as a Software Colony | Reveals the backdoor deals Microsoft uses to maintain their monopoly, and how the conservative Gov in Munich destroyed the LiMux project. (kolektiva.media)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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The LiMux Munich segment is at 17:47

Original German Translation available here.

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Everyone loves to masterbate to how “bad these companies are”, dude you CHOSE them.

I think the point of the video is that there are backroom deals that secure Microsoft being chosen. The new mayor of Munich is a clear example of conflict of interest. Microsoft is clearly lobbying the French government as well.

[–] spaphy@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

And I think these parts are fair to say but they lose me within the first few minutes by jumping to disassociated bold points like the cloud to windows being proprietary.

We need well reasoned arguments that are cohesive and the moment you lose that, you basically damage your own cause.

Again though it's a discussion. I'm just saying that it's disappointing and quickly frustrating that this is how things get framed: with facts and arguments that are leading. Don't show your hand. Let people arrive at these things as a logical conclusion based on a pile of evidence.