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arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageSteve Balmer quotesinfosec.pub0x4E4F@infosec.pub to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squarelunatic@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoThe fact that so many people so firmly believe that MS is one of the good guys now is just bewildering to me. Like were they not alive in the 90s? This is classic embrace, extend, extinguish, as you say.
minus-squarecyanarchy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoFWIW the 90s ended over 20 years ago. A lot of people were not alive yet, or were only children at the height of Microsofts tomfuckery.
minus-squareAAA@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoThe 90s ended 23 years ago. And to not just live through but also “care” about MsS doings in the 90s someone needs to be even older. Its really not that far fetched that a lot of younger people may see MS in a more positive way than you do apparently.
The fact that so many people so firmly believe that MS is one of the good guys now is just bewildering to me. Like were they not alive in the 90s? This is classic embrace, extend, extinguish, as you say.
FWIW the 90s ended over 20 years ago. A lot of people were not alive yet, or were only children at the height of Microsofts tomfuckery.
The 90s ended 23 years ago. And to not just live through but also “care” about MsS doings in the 90s someone needs to be even older.
Its really not that far fetched that a lot of younger people may see MS in a more positive way than you do apparently.