Realpage is AI software to maximize Rent Takers profit.
So Realpage is controlling the lives of every renter.
AI is controlling people!
This will be the first legal test of AI controlling people. It could have long lasting effects,
Do we allow AI to control peoples lives?

I bought a big smart tv and am using a RPi with a 5TB USB3 drive for movies connected to the HDMI.

They are more worried about making profit than cybersecurity and protecting the little guy.

Microsoft wants money, and they will squeeze as much as they can.

1972 Westside HS in Omaha, had a teletype in the math dept it had paper tape for storage. I learn FORTRAN by typing man. The janitors hated the paper dot all over the school from the paper tape.
First site; 1991 Oregon State University "The Hemp Club" used Gopher protocol.

I keep reading these horror stories about Microsoft updates and I laugh. In 30 years I have not had to deal with MS junk.

When the stress of over population, happens before actual resource over population and gets to a point behavioral changes happen. That is what is happening now. Wealth inequality, Climate Change, Cost of children is creating stress on the population. The next stage is increased violence in the population in general and personal isolation for some portion of the population. .

I would suggest learning about Universe 25 and see if you can find similarities today.

Linux is the only reasonable choice to use when you want security. privacy and low cost.

Most people don't remember there artificial errors code when using DrDos and Windows 3.1 or not allowing Office 97 to write Office 95 format forcing costly upgrade.
Microsoft Sucks!

Simple economic substitution. When price get too high, consumers will substitute an other product.
Making it illegal is artificially inflating the cost of the first product.
If there was no piracy, *no ability for substitution" then price gouging will happen, like medicines in America.

Block companies, people, groups, search for Russian things (Country non-gratis) but allow the Russian people to access Google.

Windows needs too much compute power than ARM can give.