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Peter Link@lemmy.ml to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days ago

France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US

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France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US

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Peter Link@lemmy.ml to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days ago
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European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
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    Do you stop using !meta@sopuli.xyz due to Meta the company?

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      The word meta predates the company rebrand by decades (first known use 1988). The company is named after the word.

      Visio is a totally different situation.

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        Visio is a latin word, that’s centuries older than , Microsoft: https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/noun/17254/

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        Visio is short for the French word “visio-conférence” and already used as slang for video calls by the French.

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