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Microsoft Dependency Has Risks

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neepi ◴[] No.44384990[source]
The outlined risk is not solely a Microsoft risk. It’s a “contract out to another irreplaceable service” risk.

Make your technology fungible and risks disappear.

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1. zombot ◴[] No.44385661[source]
> Make your technology fungible and risks disappear.

Not wrong in principle, but the failure mode here is that the political winds have changed. Tech alone cannot help you if you do not hedge against that risk.