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Stallman Was Right

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Nobody listens to him. But he was right all along.

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Didn't GNU project start because of a printer?

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[–] EuroNutellaMan 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Probably pretty well given some companies and people will be some silly little tech sluts for the convenience of not looking up better alternatives for 10 minutes, and likely paying a bit more upfront.

That said I hope there's gonna be some printer piracy

[–] rustyfish 3 points 1 year ago

I am afraid you are right.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems that no matter how awful an idea is these days, it always pays off for the companies. Consumers really need to pull their heads out of their assholes.

[–] EuroNutellaMan 3 points 1 year ago

good luck with it. IMO we need better legislation.

[–] shalafi 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then let those idiots pay. Not seeing the problem.

[–] EuroNutellaMan 2 points 1 year ago

the problem is that it hurts us too as competitors see that and decide to cash in on it.