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Well everyone, it was a years’ worth of Mondays but it’s finally Friday! We covered a lot of cool topics this year, one of those may have been AI…it’s hard to say, and we hope that you thought so too.

We’re going to take a little break, kick our feet back, maybe take a little nap, but we will be back next season with even more to rant about.

Let us know what you would like us to talk about in the comments on the next season of Hostility in the Morning.

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This week we are celebrating Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary with a special episode where we reminisce on our favorite things that Microsoft has brought us over the past half century. You’d think Microsoft would do the same at their 50th anniversary event, but there were just too many new Copilot features to go over apparently.

https://news.microsoft.com/microsoft-50/

Well, we will just have to make up for it as we take a trip down memory lane and talk about everyone’s favorite tech giant, MICROSOFT!

Let us know your what your experience has been with Microsoft software and hardware over the years in the comments.

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This week, we are going around the table and letting you know what we are thankful for this year. Then, we give the floor to Matthew to talk about all thing’s developer.

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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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