Why “Microsoft” is being discussed
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I think the only reasonable and fair solution is building a reputation system on top of DNS. Browsers and message apps would show a warning if the score for a domain is low and…
by tancop · Sep 7, 2026
No, the risk is that Microsoft loses its de facto monopoly on Enterprise ecosystems. It's pretty hard to switch to Linux, some have tried, bigger entities never stuck to it. So…
by bulbar · Sep 7, 2026
I wouldn't assume that moving off Microsoft will save money, or not for a long time. All staff will need a lot of retraining. Or: if Microsoft are very smart they'll have Office…
by philipallstar · Sep 7, 2026
Have you considered going offline for the music PC? I took an old rig off and stuck it with win10. I have one setup with all my media/games and have removed every piece of…
by iinnPP · Sep 7, 2026
> The real risk to MS here is when people take the plunge and see how much nicer a (well supported, well put together) Linux distro is, compared to Windows etc! Will they want t…
by IslandRebel · Sep 7, 2026
We have an ongoing discussion and some fans of https://microsoft.github.io/apm/ Because it's from Microsoft and sounds sufficiently enterprisey probably.
by qznc · Sep 7, 2026
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally. Read more on Wikipedia