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MS is too big for any one person to know what businesses they're in, have been in, have rights obligations around, or will be in in the future. It's quite possi
by dtagames 2y ago
MS is too big for any one person to know what businesses they're in, have been in, have rights obligations around, or will be in in the future. It's quite possible that any side hustle project will, in fact, be competing with Microsoft now or in the future. Your project might also unintentionally contain Microsoft IP or things where they have rights obligations to others. It's not worth the risk to them.
- amelius 2y agoIsn't big tech in a fierce competition for employees?
- thelastparadise 2y ago> Isn't big tech in a fierce competition for employees? It sure seems to be in a fierce competition with employees.
- 1attice 2y agoHuh? No. Not since 2022. Catch up.
- xhkkffbf 2y agoNot so much any more. Lots of layoffs.
- tetromino_ 2y agoYou will find that almost all big tech places various restrictions on employee open source contributions, ranging from the draconian "prohibited by default" at Apple to "usually ok if you assign copyright to the company and use only company-approved licenses" at Google. Big tech competes for employees through prestige, paycheck size, perks, and interesting projects. Not through open source policies.
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