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[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, I'll give it a shot:

Does Windows 11 meet European regulations?

Any answer other than "No" is a rebuttal against OP's argument.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, I run it at home. Clever enough, Microsoft has this handy little trick of asking you about your region during installation. And so it knows who it can screw over, and who not.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

I see.

So, a business who deliberately screws over its customers wherever, whenever, and however it wants, suddenly becomes perfectly trustworthy when you check a box.

Contrast, a system that just doesn't screw over its customers.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not at all, but a couple billion in fines go a long way

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why are you going to so much effort to make Windows work?

I mean, is it really easier to adopt international law than use the command line once in awhile?

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Effort? Easier? I just exist in Europe.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

And your privacy is not protected from Microsoft when you interact with anyone outside Europe.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

That depends, actually. Interacting with Americans on this platform does not expose any of my sensitive information. Then also, there are smaller orgs, and organizations that still do their best to get around regulations by hiding what they do or having convenient accidents.

It's not, and isn't going to be, perfect. But it's a lot better than having to play the paranoid.

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