# WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

[neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk]

# WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

I should be surprised if Windows will ever be suitable outside niche hobbyist communities with this kind of unreliable behaviour.

Real users need consistency and stability.

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunch

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

[tomstoneham@dair-community.social]

@neil I would say that there is a certain amount of #AppleEnvy at #Microsoft and #Google right now.

A #WalledGarden allows higher #Rent and cheapens compliance with legislation that attempts to restrict what users can do.

Open source - and thus backdoor-free - VPNs and e2ee are probably being targeted as preemptive obedience to future laws.

[smsm1@mastodon.green]

@neil one of the downside of software signing which makes deploying software much harder on apple and Microsoft platforms.