Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 08, 2025

Updated This Past Day

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

   New

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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