Useless? Microsoft was on its way out under Balmer. Microsoft was a joke in the tech world before Satya. He completely turned Microsoft around and made it a powerhouse again. His stance on AI is flawed but I think useless is a bit of an exaggeration.
A "powerhouse"? With active revolt by Windows 10 users choosing pirated LTSC versions or Linux rather than updating to Windows 11, and releasing debloat and removal scripts of their features daily? With a gaming division that committed PR and corporate suicide? With an AI division that is a sinking black hole of war chest capital that has reaped questionable returns outside of state surveillance apparatuses in Israel? That "powerhouse"?
Their AI division is equally aimed at enterprise and consumer audiences, and rejected by both (again, outside of state surveillance contexts). Additionally, Azure may be under fire from external regulators and nations desiring data sovereignty, and competitors who just are able to outperform (AWS/Cloudflare)
Uh, can you really be an influencer if you are the CEO of the company that is pushing the product you are influencing? I really have no idea what is going on any more and increasingly want nothing to do with any of it.
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reddig33@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 242d
This dude is so useless.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · -17 pts · 242d
Useless? Microsoft was on its way out under Balmer. Microsoft was a joke in the tech world before Satya. He completely turned Microsoft around and made it a powerhouse again. His stance on AI is flawed but I think useless is a bit of an exaggeration.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 242d
A "powerhouse"? With active revolt by Windows 10 users choosing pirated LTSC versions or Linux rather than updating to Windows 11, and releasing debloat and removal scripts of their features daily? With a gaming division that committed PR and corporate suicide? With an AI division that is a sinking black hole of war chest capital that has reaped questionable returns outside of state surveillance apparatuses in Israel? That "powerhouse"?
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 242d
Windows isn't their powerhouse, Azure is. They don't give a shit about consumers.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 241d
Their AI division is equally aimed at enterprise and consumer audiences, and rejected by both (again, outside of state surveillance contexts). Additionally, Azure may be under fire from external regulators and nations desiring data sovereignty, and competitors who just are able to outperform (AWS/Cloudflare)
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 241d
AI is only recent. Satya started the form around long ago. They might be making mistakes now, but Satya was far from "useless."
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de · 25 pts · 242d
Sauce: https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/115828881875398663
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 242d
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 241d
This can't be said enough.
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 242d
We would really be glad to do that. Now, if you guys could just stop showing it to our faces all the times, that would be great.👍
etherphon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 242d
Uh, can you really be an influencer if you are the CEO of the company that is pushing the product you are influencing? I really have no idea what is going on any more and increasingly want nothing to do with any of it.
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 241d
How about "dreck".
LordCrom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 241d
Slop is better.