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The phrase is, "nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft." It's descended from the same phrase, applied to IBM, when they were the power.
by trelane 3y ago
The phrase is, "nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft." It's descended from the same phrase, applied to IBM, when they were the power.
- croes 3y agoBut the impact is deeper nowadays. What was the worst that could happen when you bought IBM back then?
- Liquix 3y agoI think the sentiment is less that something catastophic can't happen by depending on M$ - it's more that you personally will never be blamed for their servers going down. Whereas if you advocate for a smaller/more open solution and that blows up in the company's face, it's your ass on the line.
- croes 3y agoBut that could change after the last couple of mistakes by MS. Do maybe it's still in the head of the people but it could backfire.