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This week we are talking about the new apple hardware releases, as well as some other mobile device tech.

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This week is all about death…no not THAT kind of death. The virtual kind.

We are going to be exploring the software and hardware killed off over the years by Google, Microsoft and Apple. Technologies that we grew up with, worked with, hated and adored, but inevitably axed by their makers (or purchasers) for better or worse.

So in honor of spooky season, join us in our stroll through these digital graveyards on Hostility in the Morning.

Microsoft’s Graveyard: https://killedbymicrosoft.info/

Google’s Graveyard: https://killedbygoogle.com/

Apple’s Graveyard: https://www.killedby.tech/apple/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category%3ADiscontinued_Apple_Inc._products

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This week is all about open-source software. You will hear about our varying degrees of experience and usage of different open-source projects, as well as our take on how they stack up to some of their paid counterparts. We will also touch on what you can expect if you decide to go with one of these kinds of solutions, as well as where we think the world of open source is going in the future.

Resources

The Good:

* OS Market Share: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america (Linux hit 5% in June/July)

* Debian 13 Released and it’s awesome.

* Major YouTubers are switching to Linux.

* Emacs 30.1 released this year

* Neovim 0.11.0 released this year

The Bad:

* (Open Source funding sucks.)

* “Politics” has infiltrated most of the mainline Open Source projects and ruined some of them.

The Ugly:

* Has Microsoft started back down the ‘Extinguish’ path after embracing and extending for the last decade? (Github CEO leaves)

* Android is locking down more.

* Google faces 0 repercussions after the monopoly trial.

* AI is almost past the hype cycle and reality is about to pimp slap a few too many people.

* 2025 Metrics

* 2025 State of Open Source Insights | OpenLogic

* OST savings is the top motivator—chosen by 53%, up from 37% in 2024

* Open Source Software Report 2025

* A striking 96% of organizations have either maintained or increased OSS usage in the past year; 26% reported significant increases—especially among large enterprises (34% of those with 5,000+ employees)

* Factors driving the wider adoptions are cost, AI, reduce vendor lock, and modernization.

* Current State resource:

* The State of Open Source in 2025 • The Register

* Insights:

* Open Source Trends and Predictions 2025 From Industry Insiders

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This week on Hostility in the Morning, we will be focusing on mobile devices. From our past experiences with cell phones to up and coming features of Chrome OS and Android, we will be covering a wide range of topics. Of course with a classic tangent or two thrown in the mix.

We hope you enjoy this week’s episode, and let us know in the comments or directly if you have any experiences of your own you would like to share.

Links:

* https://techenquirer.com/why-merging-chromeos-and-android-makes-strategic-sense/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

* https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/14/google-reveals-plans-combine-chromeos-android/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Have you ever wondered if the technology you use day in and day out can do more than what it's designed for? Have you ever experienced a piece of tech that appears to die a horrible death, only for an IT pro/your techy friend to swoop in and work some kind of black magic to bring it back?

Well today we will be discussing some of our experience with these very scenarios. We'll tell stories of our own experiences as well as tales of crazy experiments others have performed that will leave you asking "why?".

So grab a snack and enjoy this weeks episode of Hostility in the Morning as we talk about "IT Necromancy".

Sources and Links:

-Running modern apps on XP:

-Running Docker/A Server off of an Android Phone: https://medium.com/@kumargaurav.pandey/docker-on-mobile-that-too -without-root-how-7b0848833c42

-Linux running in a PDF: https://github.com/ading2210/linuxpdf

-The Floppotron:

-Computer Necromancy: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/computer-necromancy/104614

-Crazy Excel Stuff: https://excelunusual.com/coaster/

-Linux in Google Drive: https://www.osnews.com/story/140111/booting-linux-off-of-google-drive/

-DOOM in Excel: GitHub - Pranshul-Thakur/DOOM-in-excel: doom 64 which runs on excel

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Well, it happened. The day everyone in the twenty first century hopes they never see….it died. Or broke. Or drowned. Or even burned to a crisp.

Unfortunately, I’m talking about your computer or whatever electronic device holds your precious data. These devices are not invincible or immortal. Eventually they will die. So how do you make sure that the data that is on them doesn’t die with them? That’s where backups come in, and this week we are going to go over a few options that we use ourselves to keep our data safe.

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This week we are going to have a little fun and share our opinions on the “current state of gaming”. You will hear some very different opinions from all of us, but we will definitely not argue about any of them…much. We will cover big games, indie games, consoles and PCs.

We would love to hear your thoughts as well, so comment and let us know if you agree, disagree or just think we’re silly.

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This week on Hostility in the Morning we will be diving into our takeaways from Microsoft’s Build Conference, Google’s IO Conference and Apples WWDC.

We won’t be going too in depth on any particular announcement, but will touch on some of the highlights that we found interesting, confusing, and/or frustrating

We hope you enjoy our thoughts and comments, and if you do (or don’t) feel free to let us know.

https://news.microsoft.com/build-2025

https://io.google/2025

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/

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This week on Hostility in the Morning, we will be taking a look at Moore’s Law. No matter how you use a computer these days, the performance increases you have seen over your lifetime come directly from this observation made all the way back in the 1960’s. Considered a “law” due to Mr. Moore’s accuracy in his observation, the world of computing would arguably not be the same today without it.

In this episode, our discussion will start with some descriptions of what the law is referring to as well as a brief timeline. Then we will get into its relevance in the modern day as well as, in our opinion, the future.

We hope you enjoy our discussions, and we would love to hear your thoughts as well.

REFERENCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer)

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-doesnt-care-if-moores-law-is-alive-or-dead-if-technology-keeps-scaling-3d-chip-packaging-fuels-continued-advances

https://blog.neterra.cloud/en/the-most-important-processors-of-all-time/

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This morning we will be talking about a very love it or hate it topic, acronyms.

Acronyms are very prominent in the professional world, and the world of technology is no different. Today we will be talking about some of our favorites (or not so favorites) and why they are relevant to us in our work, as well as everyone’s day to day life.

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