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[–] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is a long time coming TBH. It hasn't made sense for at least 10-15 years for Microsoft to still be trying to "win" against Linux. To me when I see it it seems weird. It's like your old grandpa who still talks about the "japs" when he sees someone driving a Toyota.

Linux runs most of the smartphones in the world, and a BSD fork runs the rest. It's done. No one is going to deploy Windows Server 2023 edition to run their web services unless something's gone pretty badly wrong. We're all focused on AI and cloud computing now, and have been for some time.

The most critical thing a business can do to remain successful is recognize and adapt to the new reality.

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Supanova@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Big step in the right direction for Microsoft :)

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love when people on the Internet say "X did Y quietly" to make it more suspenseful. This doesn't look quiet to me...

[–] the_stormcrow@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What does "quietly" even mean? Didn't take out ads in Times Square?

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

After guys like Bisqwit made dual boot guides demonstrating how shitty windows is, it's their only chance to keep their image up apparently lol

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