▲ 531 ▼ Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform (gamesbeat.com) submitted 5 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 79 points 5 months ago (2 children) So, everything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sundray@lemmus.org 47 points 5 months ago (1 child) It feels that way. Every ongoing product MS has feels decrepit and ready to collapse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 2 points 5 months ago It's been a while since I used any MS product but I've got the same feeling with Google products. Weird bugs are starting to accumulate and at the same time they're cramming every corner with buttons for their new AI integrations, with no explanation of how they're supposed to work. It's a mess, the stuff they add in doesn't even respect the original app design so they're really starting to look like they're put together with toothpicks and duct tape. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 21 points 5 months ago (2 children) They're still scamming the shit out of businesses with their corporate software. Oh and they have Azure which I'm guessing makes money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn't it ironic? The only Microsoft product that makes money consistently is based on Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dragontology@retrofed.com 8 points 5 months ago Meanwhile, their biggest competitor is either Linux or UNIX. That is, if you accept that macOS "is UNIX." It's been UNIX certified for a couple years now, but it's UNIX in name only. While Steve Jobs' NeXTStep was based on UNIX, NeXTStep was also vapourware. Still, it became OS X which became the macOS we know and love (or hate) today. But the truth is, it's UNIX 3 certified, which is a decades-old certification, and it only just barely makes that. So it's a thing Mac users brag about. "A UNIX system! I know this!" Jurassic Park meme. And then of course there's Linux. And of course Windows has the Linux subsystem. Still, non-*nix is going the way of the dodo, just like Win9x did when Microsoft realised WinNT was the future. First with the tranwreck that was WinME, but much more importantly with WinXP. And NT was good, but its time is up (or will be soon). permalink fedilink source parent [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Azure is by far their biggest money maker if I recall permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Which is funny, because they keep shooting it in the foot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 47 points 5 months ago (1 child) It feels that way. Every ongoing product MS has feels decrepit and ready to collapse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 2 points 5 months ago It's been a while since I used any MS product but I've got the same feeling with Google products. Weird bugs are starting to accumulate and at the same time they're cramming every corner with buttons for their new AI integrations, with no explanation of how they're supposed to work. It's a mess, the stuff they add in doesn't even respect the original app design so they're really starting to look like they're put together with toothpicks and duct tape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 2 points 5 months ago It's been a while since I used any MS product but I've got the same feeling with Google products. Weird bugs are starting to accumulate and at the same time they're cramming every corner with buttons for their new AI integrations, with no explanation of how they're supposed to work. It's a mess, the stuff they add in doesn't even respect the original app design so they're really starting to look like they're put together with toothpicks and duct tape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 21 points 5 months ago (2 children) They're still scamming the shit out of businesses with their corporate software. Oh and they have Azure which I'm guessing makes money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn't it ironic? The only Microsoft product that makes money consistently is based on Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dragontology@retrofed.com 8 points 5 months ago Meanwhile, their biggest competitor is either Linux or UNIX. That is, if you accept that macOS "is UNIX." It's been UNIX certified for a couple years now, but it's UNIX in name only. While Steve Jobs' NeXTStep was based on UNIX, NeXTStep was also vapourware. Still, it became OS X which became the macOS we know and love (or hate) today. But the truth is, it's UNIX 3 certified, which is a decades-old certification, and it only just barely makes that. So it's a thing Mac users brag about. "A UNIX system! I know this!" Jurassic Park meme. And then of course there's Linux. And of course Windows has the Linux subsystem. Still, non-*nix is going the way of the dodo, just like Win9x did when Microsoft realised WinNT was the future. First with the tranwreck that was WinME, but much more importantly with WinXP. And NT was good, but its time is up (or will be soon). permalink fedilink source parent [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Azure is by far their biggest money maker if I recall permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Which is funny, because they keep shooting it in the foot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn't it ironic? The only Microsoft product that makes money consistently is based on Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dragontology@retrofed.com 8 points 5 months ago Meanwhile, their biggest competitor is either Linux or UNIX. That is, if you accept that macOS "is UNIX." It's been UNIX certified for a couple years now, but it's UNIX in name only. While Steve Jobs' NeXTStep was based on UNIX, NeXTStep was also vapourware. Still, it became OS X which became the macOS we know and love (or hate) today. But the truth is, it's UNIX 3 certified, which is a decades-old certification, and it only just barely makes that. So it's a thing Mac users brag about. "A UNIX system! I know this!" Jurassic Park meme. And then of course there's Linux. And of course Windows has the Linux subsystem. Still, non-*nix is going the way of the dodo, just like Win9x did when Microsoft realised WinNT was the future. First with the tranwreck that was WinME, but much more importantly with WinXP. And NT was good, but its time is up (or will be soon). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dragontology@retrofed.com 8 points 5 months ago Meanwhile, their biggest competitor is either Linux or UNIX. That is, if you accept that macOS "is UNIX." It's been UNIX certified for a couple years now, but it's UNIX in name only. While Steve Jobs' NeXTStep was based on UNIX, NeXTStep was also vapourware. Still, it became OS X which became the macOS we know and love (or hate) today. But the truth is, it's UNIX 3 certified, which is a decades-old certification, and it only just barely makes that. So it's a thing Mac users brag about. "A UNIX system! I know this!" Jurassic Park meme. And then of course there's Linux. And of course Windows has the Linux subsystem. Still, non-*nix is going the way of the dodo, just like Win9x did when Microsoft realised WinNT was the future. First with the tranwreck that was WinME, but much more importantly with WinXP. And NT was good, but its time is up (or will be soon). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Azure is by far their biggest money maker if I recall permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Which is funny, because they keep shooting it in the foot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Which is funny, because they keep shooting it in the foot. permalink fedilink source parent