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I just think it’s comforting that good old asshole microsoft is back in the game, no need to painstakingly reconsider my opinion of their business practices now
by SiempreViernes 9y ago
I just think it’s comforting that good old asshole microsoft is back in the game, no need to painstakingly reconsider my opinion of their business practices now!
- TomMarius 9y agoYou can't really sum up Microsoft into one "asshole microsoft". For example their OSS products are made by awesome people that work in good divisions, and to be honest, making their work open source seems to be an attempt to not let other MS divisions (e.g. legal) fuck up their good work. There is no catch in their licenses (unlike Facebook had with React). Please don't judge products such as TypeScript by this.
- SiempreViernes 9y agoReminding me that typescript is from the same makers as sharepoint and office356 doesn’t bring my esteem of sharepoint up, if you know what I’m saying. What comes to mind is more the stories from when oracle bought sun, but don’t worry: I don’t want to write javascript anyway.
- grewil2 9y agoWhile some part of MS is moving in a more progressive direction, the main part with the Windows and Office products is the same as always: unfree licenses and evilcorp business methods. If MS truly wants to wash away the asshole label, they should clearly move away from past licenses for all their products - then this whole affair with the counterfeit would have been a non-issue. Once Windows etc comes with a free license, MS will indeed not be called assholes.