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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2024

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    For 2 months in a row already
  2. Microsoft's Latest 'Novel' Approach, Trying to Prevent People Moving Away From Microsoft and From Windows
    ads say a lot about their business strategy
  3. Microsoft-sponsored "The New Stack" Publishing Microsoft Windows Articles in "Linux" Clothing
    Just sayin'...

    New

  4. When Python is Basically Run by a 'Microsoft-Friendly' Mole Who Ousts People That Actually Contributed a Lot to Python for Many Years
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  5. Syria: Microsoft Windows Down to 8% "Market Share" (It Was 99% Just 15 Years Ago)
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  8. Links 08/12/2024: Conflicts, Misinformation, and Gutting of the Media
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  9. Over at Tux Machines...
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