From the video description:
45Drives is De-Microsoft-ifying and leading the charge by replacing Windows with Linux desktops and replacing proprietary solutions with open source. This topic of “demicrosoftification” was discussed at the Creator Summit 2024 at 45Drives headquarters. I attended along with many other tech YouTubers in this space. They also gave us a sneak peek at some new hardware too and an early look at some unique prototypes.
I left the original title in quotes since I’m not familiar with the company, aside from what I’ve read about them online. While it’s focused on commercial customers, it still seems neat.
If you have interacted with 45Drives, or their parent company Protocase, what are they like?
Interesting. Never interacted and didn’t know about them. Now I’m going to keep watch.
I’ve bought a few things from 45Drives. Pretty happy with them. Good to know they’re fighting the good fight.
They’re going to give a portion of the money they are saving to sponsor the maintainers of the projects they are going to use right? Right?
Uproot Microsoft, Google and Apple from your lives.
I de-Microsofted back in about 2014, the only Google thing I use is youtube but I block all the ads and trackers.
Was it just me or was the video light on details? It didn’t mention how they are deshittifying, what they use, their current progress, satisfaction, and so on. If companies want to leave Microsoft, having some kind of track record of other companies doing so could help.
LibreOffice is pretty good. I canceled Microsoft Office365 about 6 months ago and have not regretted it even once.
I left Apple’s cloud stuff back in March, or April and found a lot of Canadian stuff.
I just tried to get a quote for a barebones Q30, it was ~$3400. Wish they would make bigger 45homelab chassis.
