@sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 days agoCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?message-square71fedilinkarrow-up1134
arrow-up1134message-squareCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?@sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 days agomessage-square71fedilink
Could they do it? Deactivate Windows licenses, block Cloud services, access to Office 365 and whatnot?
minus-square@sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•19 days agoWould they legitimize cracks, though? I can’t see that happening. That would be a far reaching legal precedent.
minus-square@alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink1•19 days agoThey would immediately nationalize Microsofts Europe operations and the crack would be an official patch signed and released by Microsoft Europe. No sick ASCII art though.
Would they legitimize cracks, though? I can’t see that happening. That would be a far reaching legal precedent.
They would immediately nationalize Microsofts Europe operations and the crack would be an official patch signed and released by Microsoft Europe.
No sick ASCII art though.