# WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account
I should be surprised if Windows will ever be suitable outside niche hobbyist communities with this kind of unreliable behaviour.
Real users need consistency and stability.
@neil I would say that there is a certain amount of #AppleEnvy at #Microsoft and #Google right now.
A #WalledGarden allows higher #Rent and cheapens compliance with legislation that attempts to restrict what users can do.
Open source - and thus backdoor-free - VPNs and e2ee are probably being targeted as preemptive obedience to future laws.
@tomstoneham @neil to be fair it's quite easy for people to leave windows and switch to linux.
A lot of gaming is already happening on linux and I am astonished when like >60 people working in non-tech jobs are talking about linux distributions
@Dragon @tomstoneham @neil who is "they"?
The gaming companies?
The 60 year olds i mentioned?
Microsoft?
@saxnot @tomstoneham @neil Likely the likes of Microsoft under the guise of "for security"
I'm both cynical and pessimistic so I assume the worst.
@Dragon @tomstoneham @neil this already is a reality today
And yeah it's no guarantee that "disable secure boot" will always be an option
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