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   Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 07:10:59 JST Kevin Beaumont

   Well done to Microsoft for losing billions of dollars on failed mixed reality headsets, alienated staff who raised concerns about the military contracts by ignoring them on Yammer, and supported the manager of the project who used the headsets to watch porn in the office until enough people complained. https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-lost-billions-hololens-ivas-contract-trouble-2024-10

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     Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 07:17:39 JST Kevin Beaumont

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     On the plus side at least this time those involved didn’t have a funeral for the iPhone on Windows Mobile launch day. https://www.cnet.com/pictures/microsofts-funeral-for-the-iphone-photos/

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     Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 07:23:03 JST Kevin Beaumont

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     Microsoft when it realises most of its customers can’t afford Security Copilot and don’t want Recall and it has made the same mistakes all over again in not understanding customer needs

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     tyil (tyil@fedi.tyil.nl)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 23:37:45 JST tyil

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     @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Microsoft is correct that their userbase will stick to using Windows anyway. No matter how hard they abuse their users, they will continue to defend Microsoft and use their products regardless.

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