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Yes and no I guess. People seem to forget Microsoft consists of 'departments' A/B/C/.../Z. So while A might still be all about proprietary software and B wants
by stinos 11y ago
Yes and no I guess. People seem to forget Microsoft consists of 'departments' A/B/C/.../Z. So while A might still be all about proprietary software and B wants to embrace, there's also C open-sourcing tons of interesting stuff on github and sometimes even accepting PRs. C didn't exist a couple of years ago I think. So projecting sentences onto a single Microsoft entity is usually a false generalization. Same goes for a lot of other companies who are active in more than one field.
- teddyh 11y agoLabels, names and symbols matter. To paraphrase: — Hey, Mike. — Yeah? — Have you looked at our name badges lately? — Yes… No, why? — They say “Microsoft”. — Yeah, so? — Do you… do you think we might be… the monopolists? (With apologies to Mitchell & Webb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2XGQBcvxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2XGQBcvxQ)