Post AxnLSTcu02RWKkwex6 by Tock@corteximplant.com
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 (DIR) Post #Axn4PuxUE0nN0rlcsy by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-02T08:46:25Z
       
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       Automatically save every document to Microsoft’s cloud. (Yes, this is the same Microsoft that’s helping Israel carry out the genocide of the Palestinian people.)There is ZERO reason to use a Microsoft product today unless you are forced to by work.#BDS #Microsoft #surverillance #BigTech #technofascism https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/115132426182084126
       
 (DIR) Post #Axn4ijC0C7Du1XWgOO by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-09-02T08:49:56Z
       
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       @aral and, if forced to by work, looking for a better job & employer wouldn't be silly.
       
 (DIR) Post #Axn8HPjOqJXjfCNXzE by zbrando@social.vivaldi.net
       2025-09-02T09:29:26Z
       
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       @aral That for work problem is not a small one. Unfortunately docx is the standard for text documents and everyone is expecting you read and write it without problems. Also, the Microsoft subscription for families is really cheap when on discount, making cloud alternatives not competitive even for individuals.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxnB3tznp4qrKsIeFk by fabienmarry@mastodon.social
       2025-09-02T10:00:50Z
       
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       @aral Not to mention under direct legal control of the Trump administration.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxnInr4HjuWfFuFu2y by Kerplunk@mastodon.scot
       2025-09-02T11:27:32Z
       
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       @aral Move to linux and libreoffice.Once you get used to the differences you will never want to go back to the user enslavement and money milking us big tech..
       
 (DIR) Post #AxnLSTcu02RWKkwex6 by Tock@corteximplant.com
       2025-09-02T11:57:21Z
       
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       @aral Their endgame may seem to be "we want all your data for AI" but it's a touch more sinister.Their goal: like Outlook, MS wants to push their apps off of all desktops and into the cloud so the next major releases of Word, Excel, etc. are no different than Google Workspace.  -- No more piracy.  If there's no desktop apps, there's no losses.-- AI gobbles every second, edit and save.  Anything you yank back MS already "got", along with user tracking and analytics.-- Anything made by Office is Microsoft's first and yours second (which depends on your payment status.) And like any SaaS/Cloud offering, pricing only goes up.I kicked MS Office to the curb last spring and started using a different cloud provider and LibreOffice.  It was time to get off that merry-go-round.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxnR3A6A4DCqFnwWfo by CartyBoston@mastodon.roundpond.net
       2025-09-02T12:59:54Z
       
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       @aral Very few people, esp. in sw engineering, are "forced by work" to do anything. They simply choose to take money from shitty employers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxnS21FVaBX8TOKlZA by gimulnautti@mastodon.green
       2025-09-02T13:10:58Z
       
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       @aral Pay to train their AI, great!
       
 (DIR) Post #AxniRwokHSAhWZCXzc by llanciawn@mastodon.social
       2025-09-02T16:14:52Z
       
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       @aral I changed to pCloud when Microsoft started licking Trump's arse.