> Microsoft has a history of monopoly behavior
I just want to note that the case you link to was 25 years ago. The number of people working at Microsoft at the time who are still working there today is very small.
I just want to note that the case you link to was 25 years ago. The number of people working at Microsoft at the time who are still working there today is very small.
- Github
- Activision Blizzard
- Xbox
- Azure, Sharepoint and Teams w/Copilot embedded everywhere
- major stake in OpenAI
- a multibillion dollar ad product portfolio (LinkedIn ads, Bing Ads)
The comment was brief, and added detail is welcome, but corporate mission/culture often extends over time even with changes in leadership. Partly because of what was accepted in the past.
That's just a long way of calling Microsoft a bunch of monkeys :-)
I think it is more reasonable to expect that the corporate behavior @ MS would remain in spite of the turn-over, especially if it's valuable / profitable to MS.
See "Tim Cook" at Apple and the preparation (the "we will do things Steve's way" pledge) run-up to him taking over after Steve Jobs's exit from CEO-ship was announced. Apple is still doing many business activities in the same way.