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Guará TechHomeBlogPublicationsProjectsAboutI hate you MicrosoftSeptember 17, 2026The rare moment when I need to open a powerpoint document is here.
As usual, I have my institutional account logged into their “services”, because my university pays microslop something in the ballpark of hundreds of thousands of euros in contracts with this large software provider.The first thing this nice software greets me with is:
LIKE REALLY? Like WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK REALLY?“Your account does not allow editing on a mac,” so fuck you? Like go get a fucking windows machine, or that’s it for you?This is disrespectful at best. In reality this is unethical, buried money making schemes buried into the fine lines of some obscure contract that also steers our institution into using windows machines. Again the windows machines which you pay the license for and still are “greeted” with ads in the apps, a calculator app consuming hundreds of MB of RAM, bugs everywhere, and espionage. Let’s not talk about copilot and windows recall. The reality is bleak.Please stop using windows. Please stop using proprietary document formats. We need to unite or we are in deep shit.I know I am hosting this website on github pages, but I will do better in the future. Thank you.© 2026 Guará TechBluesky
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The author expresses profound dissatisfaction regarding the use of Microsoft software within an institutional context, linking this frustration to contractual obligations and technological choices. The sentiment is rooted in accessing necessary tools, such as a powerpoint document, which is complicated by limitations imposed by institutional accounts. This access is contextualized by the fact that the author's university maintains contracts with Microsoft, amounting to significant financial obligations, potentially in the hundreds of thousands of euros.

The core grievance centers on perceived disrespect and unethical practices embedded within these agreements. The author highlights specific functional restrictions, such as the denial of editing capabilities on a Mac device, viewing this as an imposition that pushes users toward alternative operating systems like Windows. This practice is characterized as being buried within obscure contractual lines that steer educational institutions toward adopting Windows machines.

Furthermore, the critique extends beyond mere software limitations to the inherent quality and nature of the Windows environment itself. The author posits that the Windows machines, for which the institution pays licenses, are further compromised by issues such as intrusive advertisements, inefficient resource consumption, bugs, and concerns regarding espionage. The author dismisses other contemporary issues, such as Copilot and the Windows recall, to focus on this foundational systemic problem.

The concluding statement is a forceful call to action, advocating for a complete cessation of the use of Windows and proprietary document formats. The author stresses that this situation demands unity among stakeholders to address the bleak reality presented.