[HWR_14]

> Where would those four crucial for one's economic survival?

(Sidenote, I'm adding Microsoft. I assume your solution isn't "everyone should move to Azure")

I assume that most of us work in tech which, if it doesn't require actually working on software that is hosted by one of those five (or for them directly), requires looking at projects that are controlled by them. Do you use React or Angular? Maybe backend work in Go or C#? Ever use LinkedIn to network (or FB/IG), or use WhatsApp/MSTeams/Skype/GoogleChat to coordinate telework?

And 3/5 of those control all the major consumer OSes. Sure, maybe you run Linux as your primary device, but you probably have to develop stuff compatible with Windows, iOS or Android. So you need those to at least test.

Here's one article, probably not the best, of people trying to blackhole the major cloud providers and how that destroyed the internet experience.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/blocking-the-t...

[beerandt]

I mean you can hardly buy a car now without it including shrink wrap terms of service for google or apple software. Or 3rd parties that share data with them.