I buy their products and enjoy their technology even while i abhor some of their business practices. I'm sure plenty of people hate Apple's and Google's business practices too, but still use their stuff.
What can you do? All of this is nothing compared to the actions of the corporation known as the US Government who whores out her super powers for evil the world over. Yet, I still pay my taxes and live here because I'm being practical.
At some point you realize that the whole corporatocracy is against you having any kind of freedom and there's quite literally nothing you can do about it. So, you might as well enjoy your life. Maybe that's the wrong conclusion but at the least I know that Microsoft is just playing in a game and that they didn't invent the game.
It's true that the impact of a single individual is very small, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything. I guess it's similar to the whole Nike fiasco where many people stopped buying their products due to their factories employing underpaid children. It's a matter of principle.
Personally, I avoid Microsoft products whenever I can simply before I don't need to use them anymore. There's plenty of great alternatives that are better in many respects.
I hear what you're saying. Personally, I would have to change my entire life to do so. Microsoft basically puts food on my table. I enjoy building enterprise and desktop software, developer tools, etc. I don't enjoy building web software or mobile apps. Windows is the best fit for my skills.
If I am going to change my life that much, I would rather change careers and become a travelling monk, a yoga instructor, a physical therapist or a vegan food truck vendor. Actually, my plan would be to finish a yoga instructor's course while going to school for a physical therapy license and mastering my cooking at home. THEN, I would roam the country cooking for and healing people. I'm still thinking about it though.
I buy their products and enjoy their technology even while i abhor some of their business practices. I'm sure plenty of people hate Apple's and Google's business practices too, but still use their stuff.
What can you do? All of this is nothing compared to the actions of the corporation known as the US Government who whores out her super powers for evil the world over. Yet, I still pay my taxes and live here because I'm being practical.
At some point you realize that the whole corporatocracy is against you having any kind of freedom and there's quite literally nothing you can do about it. So, you might as well enjoy your life. Maybe that's the wrong conclusion but at the least I know that Microsoft is just playing in a game and that they didn't invent the game.