lol good luck. Apple already told you to pound sand when you demanded to install state run apps, and now you think you’re getting the source code?

I think that the Internet has definitely democratized information in many ways.

unfortunately the internet democratized the creation of information, which is one part of the the problem. Now everyone and their creepy uncle can say whatever they want and post it everywhere. Good info is drowned out by a firehose of misinformation.

The other part of the problem is access to information is definitely not democratized; it’s controlled by billionaires, state troll mills, and bots. People are not equipped to deal with that. This is what you get with libertarian ideals, might makes right.

that’s ok, i only have one pair.

By enforcing a blanket restriction, the policy infantilises and homogenises young people, setting a precedent for future exclusionary policies, such as raising the legal age to vote or obtain a driver’s licence.

so? blanket restrictions on young people is already a thing for alcohol, cigarettes, and other dangerous substances. This is not a slippery slope to voting rights or driving privileges.

I vote to forecfully rebrand them as Macrosoft.

no, that’s not the question. you can still use windows without internet access, you just need some other device to get to the activation website. like a phone or another computer.

or use your phone or any other device to get the activation key.

I know lots of people - older mostly - with computers that only have internet access on their phones.

exactly. you can use your phone to go to the windows activation site. you don’t need the PC you’re activating to have internet.

this isn’t about microsoft accounts or local PC accounts. this is just about activating the OS which you can do on a provided website (without an account).

intel airs did have fans anyway. when they switched to apple silicon they removed the fans.

The 12” macbook (not air or pro) was fanless but it was a severely gimped CPU and had major issues.

look fuck microsoft, but - who is trying to activate windows without any internet access at all?

no, even in 2020 Intel Macs were noisy compared to apple silicon Macs.

Also DDG is a perfectly viable option.