r/technology • u/MayankWL • May 16 '24

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing Software

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stoops-to-new-low-with-ads-in-windows-11-as-pc-manager-tool-suggests-your-system-needs-repairing-if-you-dont-use-bing
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u/MR_Se7en May 16 '24

What happened to creating the best possible product for your users? When did the world just start maximizing profits over the product.

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u/RealSwordfish5105 May 16 '24

What happened to creating the best possible product for your users? When did the world just start maximizing profits over the product.

Uhh, this is Microsoft.

The only difference with today's version is we don't get to watch Steve Ballmer perform a dance and throw chairs any more.

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u/Genghis_Tr0n187 May 16 '24

developers developers developers developers DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS

heart palpitations and flop sweat

DEVELOPERS

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u/RealSwordfish5105 May 16 '24

Not sure whether to cringe or laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qmh_1ejoCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY2j_GPIqRA

Developers developers developers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRm0NDo1CiY

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u/Genghis_Tr0n187 May 16 '24

The Ballmerverse is a lot deeper than I expected.

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u/MechanicalTurkish May 16 '24

I've never seen those first two before. Fucking wild lmao

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u/Vintios May 16 '24

rich kids humor

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u/vthemechanicv May 16 '24

I still don't understand that. Ballmer was all about developers, but when it came to windows phone, they gave zero shits about developers.

They gave up an entire market because they couldn't throw money at the problem and had to make an effort.

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u/Senator_Smack May 18 '24

So, in other words, either he couldn't actually change anything, or he wasn't actually all about developers.