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Is this another example of their old modus operandi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_exten

Is this another example of their old modus operandi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis... ?

riskable 6mo ago
No. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish was replaced by the AAA strategy: Acquire, Assimilate, Abandon. They were trying to be more Google-like with that "Abandon" step I think. They've since moved on to the SSS strategy: Ship, Slip, Slop.
- arcanemachiner 6mo ago
  Good heavens! My acronymical notes on Microsoft's product strategy are two revisions out of date!
- wtyvn 6mo ago
  Damn, I thought it was "Slop, Ship, Smile"