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Former Microsoft VP says Microsoft missed the AI wave like the internet and mobile, as Copilot scales back in Windows 11 (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The fuck is a phone tree? Pardon my language, sir.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 34 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

"for financial services, press one. for technical support, press two. for goblins, press three. for repairs, press four."

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK ABOUT GOBLINS

[–] lime@feddit.nu 14 points 23 hours ago

you're absolutely right! substituting pigeons.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Why do you call it Troll 2 if there are only goblins in the movie?

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 4 points 21 hours ago

A movie of such quality and esteem such as Troll 2 does not need to explain itself

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot the mandatory lead message. "Please listen closely as our menu options have changed." No, they haven't. Ever.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Also the standard "outdated message you have to listen to twice in entirety despite it not applying to you," like "Please note, starting June 1, 2021 as a result of the Covid 19 Virus we will be starting social practicing guidelines in our offices" and they repeat a number twice for curbside that hasn't existed in half a decade.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 6 hours ago

I'll bet the cause of that is simple. The one person who knew how to change the message no longer works there, and while that has been mentioned to the higher ups, it's not a priority so it got shoved into the "to-do" pile.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

"three"

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

#beep#

dispatching goblins. good luck!

*click*

[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks! I just thought that’s some non-existent thing, which Microsoft invented and nobody needs it ever. Well, that’s not far from your point, I guess. But still. Didn’t know that’s called a phone tree!

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 10 hours ago

i thought that was specifically for the voice recognition ones but apparently not.