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cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3229309

From the Atlanta Daily World:

In a surprising yet increasingly common move, Microsoft has quietly dismantled its team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  The decision, communicated via email to the affected employees on July 1, cited “changing business needs” as the reason for the layoffs. While the exact number of employees impacted remains unclear, the team’s lead didn’t … Continued

The post Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I haven't heard any good news about Microsoft in like 10 years. They just keep making awful decisions.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago

Microsoft is usually a very big player when it comes enabling disabled people to do things they normally couldnt (e. g hands free keyboards, alternative game controllers.) VS Code is also one of the most popular code editors on the market.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s like 25 for me. How to half-ass your way atop other’s work to monopolize a new economy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Goes back way further, almost all the way to the beginning. Seattle Computer Products' QDOS was bought and rebranded as MS-DOS. They never had any original ideas of their own. Always a day late and a dollar short, and when they finally get around to it, it's with someone else's shit they acquired or ripped off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Au contraire. Their original idea was to close-source code and “license” the software which was a brilliantly evil way to cripple innovation and enforce broken mediocrity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

And they embraced, extended, and extinguished their way to the #1 PC OS.