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Given that they have been owned by Microsoft for quite some time, how much of their current practice is learned vs inherited? If the latter, why would Microsoft
by craftyguy 8y ago
Given that they have been owned by Microsoft for quite some time, how much of their current practice is learned vs inherited? If the latter, why would Microsoft allow this practice to go on?
- mayankkaizen 8y agoMuch of it certainly inherited, though I haven't used to in years (not because MS bought it) so can't say if it's got worse. When I used it earlier, I'd get so many spam type emails.
- wodenokoto 8y agoFor a few reasons: It takes time to go through all user stories in such a big application. Imagine rewriting all unit tests. When you take over a big operation, you usually don't want to rock the boat more than you are already doing.
- guitarbill 8y agoThey also might have not done due diligence, underestimated what a liability this data would become, or underestimated how long it would take to rewrite it. (E.g. GDPR was only adopted a few months before the announcement of the aquisition, and didn't come into force until two years later.)