For something like Nvidia, where their products run real infrastructure, yes. But Meta? People would have to move from WhatsApp to something else as the biggest issue.
Moving from WhatsApp to a different messenger, that’s already a big issue even today.
Here in Europe, there is a significant exodus of people who want to leave all Meta products behind because they do not support Meta’s close ties to the Trump/MAGA government or other reprehensible behaviors of these tech giants.
However, many people, especially older people, have difficulty with such a change, simply because they lack technical knowledge. Many also fear losing their network during such a move.
The psychological costs of such a migration shouldn’t be underestimated. There’s a lot of social inertia.
Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr has described in detail the specifics and background of how people are held hostage on these tech platforms.
For something like Nvidia, where their products run real infrastructure, yes. But Meta? People would have to move from WhatsApp to something else as the biggest issue.
Moving from WhatsApp to a different messenger, that’s already a big issue even today.
Here in Europe, there is a significant exodus of people who want to leave all Meta products behind because they do not support Meta’s close ties to the Trump/MAGA government or other reprehensible behaviors of these tech giants.
However, many people, especially older people, have difficulty with such a change, simply because they lack technical knowledge. Many also fear losing their network during such a move.
The psychological costs of such a migration shouldn’t be underestimated. There’s a lot of social inertia.
Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr has described in detail the specifics and background of how people are held hostage on these tech platforms.