Lol, Microsoft will focus on profits and shareholders, and shareholders want AI cramed into everything.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024
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Look at this smug assholes face. He knows damn well they won't be doing anything of the sort unless it increases their profit margins. And he also knows damn well the government won't do anything to seriously hinder their margins.
Bread and circuses. This is just another show. You want change? Stop using Microsoft. Period.
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In today's news, Microsoft commits treason against the United States Government.
!remindme 6 months
I wonder what the outcome will be.
They legally can't prioritize shit but shareholder profits. We are all about to watch a US based company, purposefully fuck over the US government and possibly us by extension, and nothing will happen. Fuck this oligarchy.
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So they lied und tried to cover it up, which led to the largest cyber attack ever. There's going to be serious punishment, right? Right?
(⁀ᗢ⁀) hahahaha
Oh, shit haha! I thought you were serious for a second. Can you imagine if we ever held a corporation accountable for the damage they've caused? I mean it obviously can't happen, but wow! You had me for a second!
Why in the absolute fuuuuuck would a "secure" computer with sensitive data be running motherfucking Windows?! Linux is easy enough for pretty much any Windows user in an office environment to handle these days. There's just no excuse for sensitive business to ever be done on Windows at this point.
The company I work at "supports" Linux in the sense that you're allowed to use Linux but then you're essentially on your own when it comes to solving problems. I asked why there's no proper Linux support and the short answer was "it's too much trouble". The long answer was "don't ask. I don't want to get into it".
So my guess is that setting up company wide policies and support for Linux is significantly more work than it is for Windows or Mac.
Security over AI my ball-cheeks
Don't take any of their words for granted. They know exactly what they've been doing, and what they're doing now
We prioritize security until our stock price drops a single point.
Question is: For how long? Security costs money, AI brings profits (in several ways).
At the moment they are making a big production of caring for the user. Which they basically never did, actually. They are only as pro user as they have to to improve their profits. Just wait until the shareholders reign them in because they want the company to extract more money out of the ~~customers~~ victims.
too late
Microsoft is pivoting its company culture to make security a top priority
Didn't they already do that a decade or two ago??
Rough month for reflection at M$. Possibly finally took it too far with users via Recall and - quite a feat here - showed Microsoft in a negative light for another big solidified base in government.
I hope MS can fulfill its promise and not abandon it like they did with Surface RT, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, Lumia, Kinect, Xbox, MSN Messenger, Cortana, Tango Studio, “Windows 10 is MS’s last OS”, etc.
The only way to get them to really make changes is to leave.