this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2023
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Amazing post. As someone born in the 2000s, this is definitely an unknown story for me (I grew up with WinXP), and I didn't get to live this virtual freedom revolution. I do remember that MS owned everything though, they were the big promise, the big company that made computers and the internet work. Microsoft was everywhere.
Definitely an interesting story, I will definitely continue supporting open standards and free software, possibly even contributing once I get better at programming ;)