@veronica I see many of these "sacrifices" as net benefits.

• Not having Microsoft Office forces people to use Open Standards like OpenDocument!
  • Not implementing proprietary codecs almost exclusively harms value-removing Rentseekers like MPEG-LA!
  • Lack of tight integration means Freedom of Choice.
  • Not having a bloated garbage App available forces corporations to maintain proper websites.
• Not supporting Malware like "Client-Side Anticheat"*and *Always-Online "DRM" is a win for consumers.

The issues encountered can all be attributed to corporations being assholes as in actively antagonizing consumers!

• I've yet to see any exception to that [and ableism] in real - life!

#MicrosoftOffice #OpenStandards #OpenDocument #Malware #ClientSideAnticheat #AlwaysOnlineDRM #Anticheat #DRM #ConsumerRights #proprietary #codecs #ValueRemoving #Rentseeking #MPEGLA #MPEG #LA #licensing #Integration #Freedom #Corporations #assholeism #consumers #Ableism #accessibility

@mastodonmigration @aram it is hard due to value-removing rentseekers (MPEG LA), and the Contentmafia (DRM!) being assholes.

• Ask Louis Rossman about his experience…

You'd be easier-off ripping all the content you want with an HDMI-Recorder and getting like a cheap Stick-PC, put KODI (nee xbmc) on it and just have a NAS (or USB-HDD) connected to it.

#MPEG #Rentseeker #licensing #patents #proprietary #codec #Contentmafia #DRM #LouosRossmann #Streaming #HDMI #Recorder #MiniPC #KODI #xbmx #NAS

Although I must say I agree that #ODF ( #OpenDocumentFormat ) , defender by #LibreOffice should be the #DEFAULT #OPÉN #DOCUMENT #FORMAT... , AND #NOT #OOXML which is the closed and #proprietary format by #Microsoft

But hey, this is just a question of time , I presume.. and hope