If it's a choice between abandoning assets or going bankrupt I think they'd choose abandoning assets. The only exception to that rule is if they have the majority of their company there and that's just not the case being an American company.
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That would be a sure fire way to get Microsoft to pull completely out of Europe leaving thousands of companies without support and a heafty unpaid fine setting on the table.
It would actually be beneficial for Microsoft to abandon the server farms and offices leaving workers with an email stating the situation and their new job status.
It's just the way I prefer it. I prefer paying for a copy if I can and downloading a copy when I can't. I get the appeal, but if there's a way to show companies I prefer a tangible copy over paying monthly/perpetual license I prefer going that route.
I'm not above downloading a copy if they don't sell a copy if you get where I'm coming from. I consider it sort of abandoned at that point, even if it's on a streaming service.
There isn't much stopping them from patching the workaround and forcing a setup screen right after the update. I'm glad it works for you, I'm just not interested in making excuses for a three trillion dollar company .
You guys are talking about 4k meanwhile I'm digging in bargain bins and going to garage sales for DVDs.
EDIT: Didn't see the community when I posted. It makes a lot more sense now.
A robust way to make an install script on arch Linux.
If profit and growth continue to be above all else, I don't see why it wouldn't gain a decent market share in the next couple of decades.
On the other hand, the Unix model of selling hardware to help pay for software development might breed a more competitive hardware space if there is a big enough user base.
I paid full price for Windows 10 twice, from Microsoft's website. I believe in paying for good software but Windows 10 was anything but. After the whole forced Microsoft account thing I had very little patience and then Windows 11 dropped. I switched to Linux and never looked back.
I understand if anyone can't switch or disagree with my point of view, you don't have to leave a comment.
Tbh, most people above a curtain age struggle with even that.
They seem to be pushing for it still. Did you hear about that grant the German government gave to gnome?
I hear it didn't go well in the German government, something about the cost of training and skyrocketing tech support calls for basic tasks.
They wouldn't pay the fine that would bankrupt them they'd just cut there losses and abandon anything that was seised. They're an American company and the Asian market is what there after nowadays anyway.
If you could cut a dead limb off to save the body, wouldn't you? At the end of the day it depends on how the US and Europe handles civil cases across borders and Microsoft has a lot of ties with the US government.