sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?message-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareCould Microsoft/the USA technically turn off Windows and Office for Europe?sir_pronoun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-text
Could they do it? Deactivate Windows licenses, block Cloud services, access to Office 365 and whatnot?
minus-squareintelisense@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYes, IIRC they already did this for Russia.
minus-squareSorse@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoNot really, they just made it harder to get windows and office You can install and use windows just fine, but you can’t download it from Microsoft The online office installer will not work in Russia (it also adds a registry key, so it won’t work even with a VPN) The offline office installer works fine Activation seems fine
Yes, IIRC they already did this for Russia.
Not really, they just made it harder to get windows and office
You can install and use windows just fine, but you can’t download it from Microsoft
The online office installer will not work in Russia (it also adds a registry key, so it won’t work even with a VPN)
The offline office installer works fine
Activation seems fine