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Despite the supposed โ€œair gappedโ€ setup, I find it highly questionable to throw money at a US company for such a critical infrastructure, which will then be used behind the scenes by the US government to finance campaigns against Europe's integrity. In addition, they are making themselves dependent on support from an American company.

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[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Welcome to Merz. Germany was working on separating themselves from US software until Trump's greatest fan became Chancellor.

Edit WAS working. Fuck SwiftKey.

[โ€“] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Merz certainly cannot be expected to work against US monopolies โ€” on the contrary. The man is more of a professional lobbyist and, among other things, was chairman of the supervisory board of Black Rock Germany until 2020โ€”he is a walking conflict of interest.

Exactly. The things we need are contrary to his beliefs. Healthcate, affordable homes and food for all are socialist ideas.

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