Ask HN: Does global decoupling from the USA signal comeback of the desktop app?

3 comments

• gethly 1 hour ago
  No but it will finally allow "free" markets to work properly and spun up competition.
• benoau 1 day ago
  A desktop version wouldn't have a "kill switch" that online services intrinsically have, but the ability to become deprived of security patches is effectively the same thing.
• raw_anon_1111 1 day ago
  Microsoft Office has never stopped being available as a one time purchase