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  1. Microsoft Problems in Europe Even Before the Cheeto Tariffs
    The case of Romania, Europe's notorious Microsoft fan
  2. Oman in 2025: GNU/Linux Growing to 5%
    what can Microsoft do about it except sabotage the PCs?
  3. Microsoft Shares Collapse Again (Down $101), Fifth Round of Microsoft Mass Layoffs in Less Than 100 Days in 2025
    disaster

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  4. Gemini Links 07/04/2025: Stock Market, Galène, and DMT Entities
    Links for the day
  5. During the Weekend We Said Fedora DEI Requires Proprietary Software, Now the Chat About It Is No Longer Accessible Over the Open Web
    is this just a coincidence and an habitual change in Element?
  6. Links 07/04/2025: US Measles Fatalities and China Launches HDMI and DisplayPort Alternative
    Links for the day
  7. Links 07/04/2025: More Cuts to Science Funding, Snail-speed Internet in Germany
    Links for the day
  8. Gemini Links 07/04/2025: Leasehold and Safe Gifts
    Links for the day
  9. In Some Countries, Laptops and Desktops Become a Dying Breed (Even Before Tariffs), Windows Has Nowhere to Go
    expect more GNU/Linux on new and existing laptops
  10. When the Credibility or 'Quality' of Clients Ceases to Matter, It's About Helping Rich Companies Like Microsoft Censor Critics (No Matter the Risks)
    Bad ideas typically result in undesirable outcomes
  11. UAE: GNU/Linux and Android at Record Levels, Windows at New Lows and Falling Below Apple
    Even iOS is measured as bigger than Windows this month
  12. Links 07/04/2025: Reddit Occupied (Social Control Media Controlled by Oligarchy), Demise of Globalisation Ongoing
    Links for the day
  13. Windows Has Fallen to All-Time Lows in Switzerland Since GNU Celebrated 40th Anniversary (GNU’s 40th Birthday in Biel, Switzerland)
    GNU/Linux has been doing well in Switzerland
  14. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  15. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 06, 2025
    IRC logs for Sunday, April 06, 2025
  16. Links 07/04/2025: Leaving Gemini/smolweb and Mastodon Migrations
    Links for the day

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