Louigi Verona <louigi.verona@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am not sure I understand. What's wrong with Skype or LinkedIn? I don't > see them becoming worse after Microsoft acquired them. If anything, Skype > for Linux finally got some love. No more end-to-end encryption or connection, no more communication using standard protocols (locking Ekiga out). Basically everything you do via Skype is now NSA-available. > As for Nokia, I worked at Nokia at the time the acquisition was > happening. I can tell you that Nokia's downfall has nothing to do > with Microsoft. In fact, Microsoft tried to save the brand and created > the beautiful Windows Phone. It eventually failed because they were > not able to convince 3rd party developers to port apps for a 3rd > ecosystem. But I assure you, being bought by Microsoft gave Nokia one > more chance and saved the jobs of many-many people at the time. > > So, I still don't understand what's disturbing about Microsoft buying > anything. Acquisitions happen, and Microsoft is just a large company. Not just any large company. When is the last time you have read a Microsoft EULA _completely_ (including supplemental material like their privacy policy) before clicking "I agree"? Because, you know, that will take a few days by now. More if you want to figure out what consequences your agreement may have. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
