Posted on 01/11/2021 6:31:00 AM PST by ProgressingAmerica
There can't be much doubt in anybody's mind: The way to strike back and strike hard against big tech is through their pocket books - and there's no bigger door for opportunity than the myriad of easily downloadable open source technologies. But one of the biggest "bigs" of the big tech world has largely gone with less scrutiny than the rest: Microsoft. Here, look at the image:
Trump certainly noticed. Now it's not that Microsoft doesn't give huge amounts of money to progressive causes, because they do. It isn't that Microsoft really doesn't want conservative customers, because in reality, the people who work at Microsoft are exactly of the same mind as the people who work at Twitter and Amazon and Google and any other big tech company you would name. If you're a conservative, they do not want you nor your money. Let's get that straight right now. Twitter doesn't want it, Apple doesn't want it, none of them do. Do you see Microsoft out there telling the rest to slow things down a bit? Of course you don't. That's what it is.
However as luck would have it, Microsoft isn't in a position to visibly silence conservatives, as has been done by the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and many others. That's why they've missed the heat. They don't have a social platform nor the direct ability to strike a blow to a social platform, otherwise they'd be doing it too.
So it is that reality is a tough cookie. If Facebook needs to be dealt with, and they do. And if Google needs to be dealt with, and if Twitter, Amazon, Apple, and others, let's be real here. They do need to be dealt with. But leaving one out just extends the problem further down the road in terms of time and years. Microsoft needs to be brought down a few notches as well. Big tech needs to be made a little smaller. All conservatives now know this instinctively. The only question left, is how to strike the blow.
For every one of us, it's no more simple than taking a glance over there to the side - that's right, right over there at your computer tower. There are plenty of companies out there who contribute to an abundance of open source technologies, but let's be real. It's a platform that they can't really control. It's a platform that can't entirely be monetized because it was built from the ground up by developers who don't want to be under the thumb of a corporate entity. Any corporate entities who are writing small patches here and there, are only doing so in places that benefit their organizations personally. Anything that benefits you or I, its a matter of coincidence. That wasn't their intent to benefit you. They rely very heavily on you remaining on a controllable platform. It's time to force the issue, but that could only happen if there was a larger user base.
Now, I've never been one for boycotts myself. My past blog posts will ilustrate this. I never really thought they worked so why call for them. The continued march toward progressivism that corporate entities have taken over the last 5, 10, and 20 years would lend proof to the claim that they haven't really worked. I switched to Linux years ago for the fact that in many ways, it's simply easier to use Linux than Windows, due to the software being less bossy. So I can't be called a "boycott'er" in that sense. I switched out of practicality and ease of use. But hey why not jump on the bandwagon while it's hot and fast moving?
If you want to hurt big tech, by all means, cancel your Amazon subscription and never order from them again, cancel your Netflix account, shut down your Facebook and Twitter accounts, never ever buy an Apple product again, and any other ways you can find to shut your wallets. But don't forget, whatever you do, don't forget to also wipe your Windows drive and install an open source operating system on it. It's the consistent thing to do. The big stock and trade for the progressives at Microsoft really isn't that licence fee that's paid in the beginning, it's the ongoing market dominance that's promoted every single day by continued usage.
Every one of you has a weapon against big tech sitting right there at your desk. It's your choice whether or not you use it.
In your discussion yesterday you indicated that you might be moving to Linux specifically as a boycott move. I thought I might take the time to expand on it and to see what others are saying and thinking. You can’t be the only one doing this, or the only one who’s had this kind of idea connecting the two.
Oh, wow, man, I must be trippin'... It's like Deja Vu all over again.
Yep, this time fer shure... Hey, ya never know...
*TECH PING* ??
Linux on my portable.
What shall we do for our tablets and phones?
I have been on Linux for some time now. Wife is still on MS Windows but we may be moving off of that now.
Though I’m not a rabid Linux person, I use it on occasion. The Linux desktop has existed for years now. You could get Dell’s with Linux pre-loaded for many years now.
I have Linux running just fine on a Surface 2 Pro, and have seen it on Surface 3s as well. It’s ironic, but everything works out of the box just fine.(Must be x86)
For your phone, hopefully you have one that would accept a LineageOS ROM file.
Leave Amazon and find your stuff elsewhere.
I have been a Linux Admin for decades, but my desktop of choice has always been mac. But before you all get out the pitchforks... I have switched to a Ubuntu desktop. Easy transition now that most Microsoft business products either work native, or are web based and somewhat usable on Linux.
How about stop supporting the control freaks.... move on and do something different.
AWS, FACEBOOK, TWITTER with traffic. These people respond quickest to changes in revenue. 25%-35% of the users giving up the platform sinks Facebook and Twitter.
AWS rents computers, kill 25% of their markets are and they are stuck with a ton of ewaste chewing electricity and cooling.
No more blue checks and libturds will make your life better. Time to retool with new platforms and new ways to share, talking to people about how bad the direction of the nation is on. Explaining that there are two paths ahead, one is to give the nation to the leaches, and the other is to scale back goverment to historical norms and expand the economy with growth and jobs.
Tech Ping
Been on Linux fir over 10 years...no great techy....I run Mint
Most distro’s come with at least 1 of every imaginable programme and if u need others there are web tutorials/explanations to take u through it.
It’s super fast, super stable, will run for months and never lose speed.....a small contribution to the makers and tr off and running....plus it is almost virus/bad guys free.....
In short it is wonderful
As those of you who don’t work in the industry will soon find out, “Small Tech” is just as rabidly leftist as Big Tech.
Linux?
I was Linuxed in 1994.
In almost all forms it beats MicroShaft as an operating system.
And today the issues of drivers, printers, and software is all but disappeared.
The issue today is ISP service and security (VPN).
And privacy will become ever more important.
This Gorgeous New Linux Phone Ships With Ubuntu Touch And LineageOS
Just to be clear, I've been using "the Linux desktop" for two decades, at home and at work, albeit in conjunction with other platforms out of necessity. There's very little that Linux systems can't do these days.
Linux certainly has matured enough to be a contender.
Desktop still runs Win7 but my laptops are on Linux.
I agree. I think the difference is, small tech gives it to you for free so you never ever have to subsidize the democrats.
When you buy a Mac, iPhone, or subscribe to Microsoft’s or Amazon’s or any others’ services, how much of that money goes to Nancy Pelosi? You know some of it is. Ok, so maybe its Schumer and not Pelosi.
The point is, you aren’t just buying a product. You’re buying left wing politics with your hard earned money. I didn’t make these rules, they did.
Is there a conservative friendly alternative to Amazon?
I have never used Amazon. Several younger family members are attached to Amazon Prime and they get on their computer or phones to order stuff if I mention I have something on my "to do or to get list."
"It will be here tomorrow Mom."
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