Just installed my 26-year-old copy of Word on a new desktop. I will never pay subscription fees for software I already paid for. I will go live in a shack in the woods first.
October 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Just installed my 26-year-old copy of Word on a new desktop. I will never pay subscription fees for software I already paid for. I will go live in a shack in the woods first.
aw damn
Microsoft And Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft
Rules for thee, but not for me
kotaku.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
aw damn
“Our ̶e̶m̶p̶l̶o̶y̶e̶e̶s̶ ̶data centers are our greatest asset” - Microsoft
October 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
“Our ̶e̶m̶p̶l̶o̶y̶e̶e̶s̶ ̶data centers are our greatest asset” - Microsoft
„Bitte geh‟, sagt Microsoft zu 60.000 Mitarbeitern in 4 Ländern. „Wir zahlen auch was.‟ Es ist ein Signal: KI bedeutet Kündigungen International. #Microsoft
Microsoft bietet 60.000 Mitarbeitern Goldenen Handschlag
„Bitte geh‟, sagt Microsoft zu 60.000 Mitarbeitern in 4 Ländern. „Wir zahlen auch was.‟ Es ist ein Signal: KI bedeutet Kündigungen International.
www.heise.de
October 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
„Bitte geh‟, sagt Microsoft zu 60.000 Mitarbeitern in 4 Ländern. „Wir zahlen auch was.‟ Es ist ein Signal: KI bedeutet Kündigungen International. #Microsoft
Microsoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to a quarter of its workforce
Microsoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.
www.kuow.org
October 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Microsoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.
If it bleeds, we can kill it
Microsoft to end Copilot support on smart TVs by end of year
A popup on webOS-powered LG TVs has confirmed that Microsoft is ending support for Copilot on smart TVs this year.
www.windowscentral.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If it bleeds, we can kill it
I’m the guy who decided every Microsoft Office app needs to be like 3 GB. I actually don’t think they’re big enough
October 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I’m the guy who decided every Microsoft Office app needs to be like 3 GB. I actually don’t think they’re big enough
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
October 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
27% of its workforce!!!!!
27% of its workforce!!!!!
October 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
27% of its workforce!!!!!
27% of its workforce!!!!!
"not using ai is a privileged position" I'm afraid you have terminal Microsoft Teams Brain
October 28, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"not using ai is a privileged position" I'm afraid you have terminal Microsoft Teams Brain
In the article: "The person said Microsoft does not have a target in mind this time around."
October 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In the article: "The person said Microsoft does not have a target in mind this time around."
I repeat: Fuck Microsoft.
Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce
Microsoft announced another round of buyouts as it continues to try to reduce its head count.
www.seattletimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I repeat: Fuck Microsoft.
I will do it. I will take the buyout from Microsoft.
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
October 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I will do it. I will take the buyout from Microsoft.
Pursuant to a conversation we had here last week, it looks like it's harder to ditch industry standard software than some might assume:
www.tomshardware.com/software/mic...
www.tomshardware.com/software/mic...
Denmark’s bid to ditch Microsoft Office for open-source alternative Collabora collapses in under six months — employees cite issues with style, formatting, and tracking changes
Looks like Microsoft won this time.
www.tomshardware.com
October 27, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Pursuant to a conversation we had here last week, it looks like it's harder to ditch industry standard software than some might assume:
www.tomshardware.com/software/mic...
www.tomshardware.com/software/mic...
Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates
Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
bit.ly
October 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
That's not because of AI.
That's a company eating an upfront cost to 'Right Size' their company for an incoming Recession.
That's a company eating an upfront cost to 'Right Size' their company for an incoming Recession.
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push
Microsoft is trying to balance a rapid AI infrastructure build-out with capital efficiency.
www.cnbc.com
October 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
That's not because of AI.
That's a company eating an upfront cost to 'Right Size' their company for an incoming Recession.
That's a company eating an upfront cost to 'Right Size' their company for an incoming Recession.
60,000 workers. god damn www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in Latest Cost Cut
Microsoft Corp. will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence era.
www.bloomberg.com
October 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
60,000 workers. god damn www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's time computers got friendly again.
October 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
It's time computers got friendly again.
Holy wow. 25% of Microsoft. www.theverge.com/tech/1018666...
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
Microsoft’s buyout offer is reaching more of its 223,000 or so employees.
www.theverge.com
October 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Holy wow. 25% of Microsoft. www.theverge.com/tech/1018666...
Microsoft And Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft https://kotaku.com/now-that-the-shoe-is-on-the-other-foot-microsoft-and-epic-games-suddenly-agree-that-ai-is-theft-2000749316
Microsoft And Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft
Rules for thee, but not for me
kotaku.com
October 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Microsoft And Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft https://kotaku.com/now-that-the-shoe-is-on-the-other-foot-microsoft-and-epic-games-suddenly-agree-that-ai-is-theft-2000749316
So much for creating jobs….
“Microsoft just made $133.7B in net income last year. They just announced they are getting rid of 60k workers. I hate it here.”
“Microsoft just made $133.7B in net income last year. They just announced they are getting rid of 60k workers. I hate it here.”
October 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
So much for creating jobs….
“Microsoft just made $133.7B in net income last year. They just announced they are getting rid of 60k workers. I hate it here.”
“Microsoft just made $133.7B in net income last year. They just announced they are getting rid of 60k workers. I hate it here.”
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reports reut.rs/3WObrRl
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reports
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reported on Monday, citing a company spokesperson.
reut.rs
October 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reports reut.rs/3WObrRl
This is about 25% of the Microsoft workforce. Microsoft is dying.
*MICROSOFT TO OFFER BUYOUTS TO 60,000 WORKERS IN LATEST COST CUT
October 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is about 25% of the Microsoft workforce. Microsoft is dying.