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Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

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Re: Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

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Post by isoprophlex »

It's businessinsider so you can be sure it's an entire article spun around half a tweet and a daydream of an editor... but,

> a former executive who left as a result of the changes said products like Azure Cognitive Search, Azure AI Bot Service, and Kinect DK are practically gone.

I'm familiar with the first two and... good riddance. These only kept on existing because of marketing money being pumped into selling them to inept nincompoops. These products are exclusively meant for people with purchasing power but zero understanding of turning ideas into actual software.

Re: Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

#7

Post by bryancoxwell »

isoprophlex wrote: post #5

It's businessinsider so you can be sure it's an entire article spun around half a tweet and a daydream of an editor... but, > a former executive who left as a result of the changes said products like Azure Cognitive Search, Azure AI Bot Service, and Kinect DK are practically gone. I'm familiar with the first two and... good riddance. These only kept on existing because of marketing money being pumped into selling the…

> That's according to interviews with several current senior Microsoft executives, former execs, and many rank-and-file employees

Not really the same thing as “half a tweet and a daydream of an editor”.

Re: Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

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Post by mittermayr »

drpossum wrote: post #6

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This comment is under every single post related to Microsoft. I am 50/50 between Apple and Microsoft operating systems, and quite frankly, I don't notice any ads on Windows. Apple is actually more annoying at times (with their constant upgrade and product release promos). I get that Microsoft keeps making mistakes, but in terms of ads and bad behavior, I'd highly recommend taking a look at what Google has been up to. Even Linux isn't safe anymore, the amount of times I've come across requests in updates or installs asking me to enable telemetry or donate or support their patreon has gone up dramatically in the past few years.

Re: Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

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Post by esafak »

natas wrote: post #3

Now that OpenAI has chosen Oracle Cloud, Microsoft is becoming completely irrelevant in the domain of AI, and their "efforts" will soon be regarded as a "cloud clippy"

They say it is for backup: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/openai-selects-orac...

Re: Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'

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Post by utensil4778 »

mittermayr wrote: post #8
drpossum wrote: post #6

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This comment is under every single post related to Microsoft. I am 50/50 between Apple and Microsoft operating systems, and quite frankly, I don't notice any ads on Windows. Apple is actually more annoying at times (with their constant upgrade and product release promos). I get that Microsoft keeps making mistakes, but in terms of ads and bad behavior, I'd highly recommend taking a look at what Google has been up to.…

Do a fresh install with a new Microsoft account. Click on all the taskbar widgets and scroll through the start menu.

It's inexcusably egregious.

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