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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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2071 points K0nserv | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | source
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DrillShopper ◴[01 Sep 25 00:09 UTC] No.45088256[source]▶
No, says the man in Hollywood - those cycles belong to the MPAA

No, says the car manufacturers, those cycles belong to us

No, says the nerds in Redmond, your computer belongs to us

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add-sub-mul-div ◴[01 Sep 25 00:29 UTC] No.45088332[source]▶
Weird last example, Windows is freer than Apple/Google. There's no path to locking down Windows like Android or iOS, half the world would break. Apple originated and normalized this, Google is following.
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1. rogerrogerr ◴[01 Sep 25 00:56 UTC] No.45088445[source]▶
A few weeks ago someone was posting links to a thing MS is trying to push, which would require signed code for local execution. It had a weird name but seemed like they’re trying.