Windows Is a Trap. Here’s the 25-Year-Old Escape Hatch.
ReactOS isn’t just another open-source OS; it’s a 25-year rebellion against platform lock-in. By legally cloning Windows, these volunteers are building an escape hatch from corporate monoculture. But as AI accelerates reverse engineering, it threatens to destroy the very legal defenses keeping the project alive. The accelerator and the litigation bomb are the same tool.