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At least in the EU people have some kind of vote. But I can't vote for not having OneDrive my default saving space for documents.


macOS, chrome os, Debian, Ubuntu, red hat, nix, FreeBSD, openbsd, haiku os, react os, pop, etc etc etc.

In perhaps one of the weirder twists of fate you probably have more options for voting on where your documents get saved now than at any other time in computing history. And if you would respond that many of those aren’t viable alternatives to windows or incur massive switching costs, what about doing a “reset” / ban solves that problem?


This is the same as telling me, that I could just leave the EU and only have to never interact with them or one of its citizens to not be effected by their rules, and since travelling is easier then ever why wouldn't this be an easier option?


Sure it’s the same in that I’m telling you that you need to give up your existing lifestyle for a different one to get what you want.

But I would suggest that installing a new OS is vastly less complicated, less expensive, less disruptive and less fraught with life threatening peril than immigrating to an entirely new country and continent. And I’d wager you’re vastly more likely to get the results you want changing your OS than you are voting for a politician when you’re unhappy with the current state of things.


All true, and I would still have to deal with Office files. Wasn't it an EU regulation that forced Microsoft to make it's file format publicly accessible?


> macOS

you need special HW for this

> chrome os

i once searched for a download link

> red hat

I tought it costs money

> nix

"never heard about it" /s

> haiku os

does it run on x86 ?

You forgot plan9, Ilumnos and AIX. /s




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