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Quite a lot of community goodwill, unfairly granted. I've lost count of how many times I've read on this very forum, "calling it Micro$oft is childish, they're
by dTal 5y ago
Quite a lot of community goodwill, unfairly granted. I've lost count of how many times I've read on this very forum, "calling it Micro$oft is childish, they're a changed company, Nadella is better than Ballmer, etc".
They are as hostile to free software as they ever were. Why wouldn't they be? It's antithetical to their business model. The only thing that's changed is how sneaky they are about their time-honored tactic - embrace, extend, extinguish.
- maccolgan 5y agoEEE isn't obsolete, very far from obsolete in fact, they are just playing it (very) long.
- fyzix 5y agoMicrosoft took the same approach as Bill Gates. Gate's ruthlessness made the public hate him(remember the milkshaking?). He took public relations serious and put on the nice guy public facing image while still being as devious and wretched as he was back then. The Microsoft leaders saw how well this worked him and used the same tactic.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoI lived through the dark days, they are definitely not as hostile as they used to be. However, that could change at any point with a change in leadership or a bad quarter.