[Meme] Microsoft Complicity
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-02-28 03:33:03 UTC
- Modified: 2022-02-28 03:33:03 UTC
Proprietary software helps dictators
Summary: Microsoft's history in Putin's Russia is becoming a massive liability to the brand
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