A Microsoft account bug recently locked a user out of Notepad. When basic local utilities require a cloud login, the "PC" starts to feel less like a personal computer and more like a rented terminal.
Open-source tools offer a path back to digital sovereignty. Fundamental software shouldn't have a kill switch controlled by a third party.
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