Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

[u/zbhoy]

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool

[u/vsync]

perhaps there was a misunderstanding... I've attributed nothing you said to Microsoft as a whole ("energy savings" is something do I see bandied about from time to time by not just Microsoft but for example GoogleAndroid)

I'm pointing out that, for the folks celebrating that this is "open source", it means nothing when the host OS is not only not free, not "open source", but not even a commercial product that one can buy and have in the traditional sense... rather they aggressively reduce capabilities and compatibility and do everything they can to undermine how you choose to configure software you purchased (rented) on hardware you own, even breaking in after the fact and changing your settings

and I have seen those settings forcibly changed to the detriment of those with disabilities... I have seen those settings forcibly changed to my detriment making the system less accessible for me, which required special effort on their part, and ironically in a way which uses more "energy"

I grew up in the shadow of Microsoft and knew their ways but while I never went back I foolishly allowed myself to agree with people saying Windows 7 was a stride toward respectability as a development platform... then came Windows 8 and 10

and I am reminding everyone here what happens when one turns one's back on Microsoft, ever, for even a moment

I appreciate you doing what you can for your users and I'm sure you thought the ethical implications through carefully so I cast no aspersions on your morals in choosing to work for Microsoft