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It's bizarre how the author refers to Microsoft as "Redmond" repeatedly. > Redmond has since notified all impacted customers through the Microsoft 365 Admin Ce
by gundmc 3y ago
It's bizarre how the author refers to Microsoft as "Redmond" repeatedly.
> Redmond has since notified all impacted customers through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center starting August 4th.
> initial fix deployed by Redmond on June 7th was tagged by Tenable as incomplete
> To make matters even worse, Redmond's initial commitment to fixing the issue...
- bitwize 3y agoMaybe it's to emphasize that they're dealing with higher-ups at Microsoft HQ instead of someone at their branch office? It's like how they call the US federal government "Washington".
- callalex 3y agoWhy is that bizarre? That’s been a way to describe talking to Microsoft since the mid to late 80’s.
- PradeetPatel 3y agoThat's no different from referring to US policymakers as "Washington" or their Chinese counterparts as "Beijing".
- lucubratory 3y agoThis is a normal way for people who are talking to "real Microsoft" and not customer service to refer to them.
- gmerc 3y agoFacebook is MPK Apple is Cupertino