we should introduce a digital service tax for tech giants that want to enter the EU single market. Fuck greedy capitalists.
this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2025
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Here in Canada we just canceled our digital services tax to please Trump.
Now he's making more demands, so it was well worth it.
I'm getting the same vibes as when I spike taxes in Sim City for Palm OS just before the year rolls over and then drop it back after.
for Palm OS
A coyote of culture I see
Sadly not very well preserved in terms of emulation
So what is that like 3 million per lay off?
"demand"
In the same light, they've applied for 14k H1B visas.
So it's BAU for M$.
$1.8 billion would have paid all 9000 people 200k for a year. 27 billion profit for one quarter.
This is what winning looks like and most people are just hostage
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"Now that we threw all the supplies overboard, we're going a lot faster now."
The delusional motto private equity lives by.
I mean the private equity people get rich. It works for them. Sure, the hospitals / software companies / investors / employees / customers all suffer, but fuck 'em.
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And they tell me Microsoft will suffer because I pirated their software
I don't think Microsoft has cared about people pirating Windows for decades. They still permit people to use the MAS. It's like two seconds to activate Windows for free forever now.
If it weren't for you, they could do 27,20000000001 USD! Shame on you!
Actually these days, windows is free because what Microsoft wants is your user data. And unless you stop that from being sent to Microsoft, you are generating profit for them every time you use your computer.
Its actually brilliant. Every day when people turn on their computer or phone, Microsoft and Google makes billions from their time. By doing nothing. Passive income.
because what Microsoft wants is your user data
yup. adverts all over windows 11, edge and now AI garbage pushed onto hapless users.... it's a complete shitshow.
If windows is free why are they still selling windows licenses. you might get* a free upgrade between 10/11. But windows is not free.
What they mean is that it's like WinRAR, you can use it without a license forever, but you'll have features locked and get constantly nagged to purchase license.
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I think it is silly to "support" large for profit companies
Buy something if you like product.
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Stolen value.
How would one working at said company who wants to work NOT get laid off? Is it simply luck, or does one need to manually suck every dick that exists in the company to remain an employee? Like, what's the point of ever doing a competent job if they plan to cut you anyways?
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Then they lay off more employees soon!!
another layoff
then another press release on how high the profits are!
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