sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1138file-text
arrow-up1138message-squareCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
Could they do it? Deactivate Windows licenses, block Cloud services, access to Office 365 and whatnot?
minus-squareOceanSoap@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoI mean, technically yes, but also no, because Microsoft is a private company, so it would be up to Bill Gates, and Bill Gates wouldn’t do that.
minus-squareMax@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoBill Gates will come and say “no!” and microsoft will make a sad face and say “okay.” and then bill gates will call my uncle at steam and ban microsoft from playing rocket league.
minus-squareOceanSoap@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoBill Gates would never lose out on $$ by banning access to use windows from Europe.
I mean, technically yes, but also no, because Microsoft is a private company, so it would be up to Bill Gates, and Bill Gates wouldn’t do that.
Wat.
Bill Gates will come and say “no!” and microsoft will make a sad face and say “okay.” and then bill gates will call my uncle at steam and ban microsoft from playing rocket league.
Bill Gates would never lose out on $$ by banning access to use windows from Europe.