Yes, they called themselves the “most open operating system”. Which in fairness doesn’t imply all the “free” FSF freedoms, but at least being unable to work around restrictions or reverse-engineer to me definitely contravenes “open”.
That said, this is just beating a dead horse; literally anyone with a brain who knows what Linux is knows that Windows is less open.
What is the point of this “revelation”? When did Microsoft claim that windows were free in any way?
Yes, they called themselves the “most open operating system”. Which in fairness doesn’t imply all the “free” FSF freedoms, but at least being unable to work around restrictions or reverse-engineer to me definitely contravenes “open”.
That said, this is just beating a dead horse; literally anyone with a brain who knows what Linux is knows that Windows is less open.
Maybe they meant open, as in it leaks your private data and is open to be exploited by advertisers, malware etc?
Open as in “spread your cheeks and your wallet” open
Only if the people doing the exploiting aren’t using Windows, because that goes against the terms of service.