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You got significantly downvoted for some reason, and I'm not sure why, especially in light of Microsoft's most recent embarrassment (http://www.theverge.com/201
by fixermark 11y ago
You got significantly downvoted for some reason, and I'm not sure why, especially in light of Microsoft's most recent embarrassment (http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-cha...).
Do people perceive, perhaps, that there's a difference between "corporate Microsoft" and "AI research Microsoft," and the former would never make a mistake with their products like the latter has? I find that a less-than-likely assumption.
- gyardley 11y agoMicrosoft makes annoying product mistakes like everybody else and obviously isn't immune to PR blunders. However, they're also pleasingly boring and know where their bread is buttered, so I sort of do trust them not to introduce April Fools Day jokes into their important business applications.
- DanBC 11y agoMS had Easter Eggs hidden in Office software. They stopped as part of their Trustworthy Computing initiative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Easter_eggs_in_Microsoft_products https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Easter_eggs_in_Microso... The Mic drop feature was stupid, but it wasn't included for people who were Google Apps business, education or government users. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/5aOAnuG3G4g https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/5aOAnuG...