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This total lack of empathy is why our industry is a circle wank of dudes. Why do you feel so obliged to defend the most evil company in history? And why do you
by z3t4 3y ago
This total lack of empathy is why our industry is a circle wank of dudes. Why do you feel so obliged to defend the most evil company in history? And why do you feel the need to make personal attacks at some dude, is it because you think you are so much better yourself?
- belfalas 3y ago> the most evil company in history? Microsoft may be bad but it's not the most evil company in history, not even by a long shot.
- taylodl 3y agoI'm not disagreeing with you but I'm curious as to who's on your short list of most evil company's in history?
- belfalas 3y agoThe short version are all of the "X East India Companies" that were formed in Europe that effected much of the West colonizing Asia. The list of atrocities is immense. Exxon and Texaco (now Chevron) would also be high on the list. I want to be clear: I am absolutely not giving Microsoft a pass here. They've done quite a lot of bad. But they're a relatively new kid on the block vis-a-vis other companies out there. PS. Within tech, I would also say that Oracle might top the list of 'evil companies' - but in their case, they really seem to actively embrace it (not that that's a good thing).
- taylodl 3y agoCompletely forgot about the "X East India Companies"!
- mjr00 3y agoIt's not about defending Microsoft -- it's about defending and acknowledging the dozens if not hundreds of other people who worked on, and continue to work on, Copilot and making it a commercial success.