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This definitely seems like an unfalsifiable proposition for the MS haters.

Microsoft does something shitty? See, they're a terrible company.

Microsoft does something awesome? Well, we're currently in the "embrace" or "extend", so they're a terrible company.

I'm as (or more) pessimistic than the next guy about the state of tech and capitalism, but at least give credit when and where credit's due.



The destructive EEE strategy is replaced by a constructive poisoning the well strategy. That's arguably moral progress while there is no legal or financial incentive to do so. That's praise for Nadella, not Ballmer.


a previous discussion about something similar happened here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25719045




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