Why do you need cloud?

It's expensive. It puts an additional layer of potential failure. It makes you dependant and locks you in. The list just goes on and on. It might makes sense for a startup that doesn't want to commit to capital investment but even then there are less expensive options.

Artificially increase your revenue while taking a write off as a donation too schools with the benefit to use this as a PR opportunity to increase the value of software you can't even give away...
AI adoption numbers are increasing by leaps and bounds...

The US is not a democracy and is looking more like a dictatorship with every passing day. I'm not sure what argument you are referring to.

So every country can rule that Microsoft also supplies the US military so therefore can be banned due to national security reasons. Intel, Nvidia, Boeing, etc... as well.

With the hostile attitude that the US has presented to it's allies I would say that the US will find itself isolated in a decade. Everyone is playing nice right now since the economies are so intertwined but they are starting to develop policies that reduce the dependence on US.

At that price range we are talking custom software to for custom solutions. There is no forcing old systems into new. This is not an off the shelf accounting system.

On one end we have government who are used to passing laws without consideration to the consequences and on the other we have greed with lawyers who do not take responsibility for the products they are peddling. This is all done behind closed doors under a pretext that this is democratic but leaves the citizens holding the bag. Why would anyone think that this would work when nobody is accountable?

Is not name brands but concepts and theory. Name brands come and go. This is a perfect teaching experience. chances are the students may teach the school board something.

I don't know what Linux you tried, but as someone who works with multiple operating systems, I can say Windows does NOT work without any effort especially if you are migrating systems.
  When you lock yourself in a Windows solution, you are right since Windows doesn't work well with others.

You lost me there. Everything that is wrong with computers is due mostly to Windows.

If only there was a way to register your own domain and have the Instagram account direct your users to it. /s

Seriously, social media is not about you. Why do you devote so much time building it up for them? Use it as a tool to direct people to something you control.

Yes, and that is why countries are repatriating IT and cloud away from the US. So US is repatriating low paying telephone support jobs while the other countries are repatriating high paying engineering jobs.

Smart. Like I said, it's going to get more expensive.

Ha.

I had to check my calendar just to make sure it's not April 1st.

It's interesting how the conversation is so one sided.

Trump threatens action against countries that propose similar actions about cloud and other tech but the rest of the world should just sit back and take it when it affects the US?

Life is going to get expensive for the US.

You need to do it at a minimum monthly to manage the company. Producing the quarterly report is a minor step from there. Not sure I understand the problem and where those added expenses come from.

Sometimes, having a partner(s) means you have to work harder and do their job. I find it rare where you have 2 or more people dedicated to the same goals. Most today are looking for the quick buck.

to own what I buy and that contracts respect advertising. The larger the typeface the more important. Fine print should not take precedence over bold claims. Terms on contracts should require both parties agreeing and one side changing terms cannot cancel service on an item I bought.