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[โ€“] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They all moved to linux or are bound by golden handcuffs. Source: my entire friend group

I worked with some former Microsoft people. It was ridiculous. So much drama. They were constantly pushing initiatives that made no sense. They cared more about their weird culture than they did about making great products. I think that Ballmer broke Microsoft. His endless stacked-ranking made people focus on corporate politics and resume padding over quality.