I am currently using a legitimate copy of Windows 11, on the latest version. Just started getting this message after the latest update.

Considering I already have Linux and Mac as alternatives, if they actually pull my license they will just lose a lifelong customer. Their business decisions truly boggle the mind…

  • LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Why do people avoid using the word Microsoft? It’s annoying when you use filters and people just circumvent them.

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      You can write Microsoft like it’s naughty with changing it’s meaning even though it is the same

      Micros**t

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        1 month ago

        Why though? What is the purpose of avoiding the filters? Are there shadow-bans based on keywords on Lemmy? There might be something I’m missing, but I only see this as a way to inconvenience people who use filters.

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          Honestly, I think it all leads back to the original character limit of Twitter. It’s referencing that Microsoft is money-grubbing and power-hungry.

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              No it doesn’t.
              Since at the very least the dollar sign replacement is older than twitter.
              And it was done by people who compared the company to nazi Germany.

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          Are you asking why people use abbreviations? It’s to save time. Nobody is considering your filters when they abbreviate stuff. As inconsiderate as that is.

          Obligatory fuck Microsoft. Sorry, M$. Time is valuable.

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            1 month ago

            If you’re browsing Lemmy, you’ve got plenty of time to type an entire word. But, this discussion is going absolutely nowhere, so I’ll stop responding.