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johansch · 2017-08-28 18:39:23+00:00

Microsoft is messed up in many ways.

miguelrochefort | karma 3843 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2018-06-04 02:16:48+00:00

How has Microsoft messed it up?

dancemethis | karma 157 | avg karma 0.6 · | 2021-11-17 10:53:21

Microsoft is improper.

hammyhavoc | karma 3326 | avg karma 1.23 · | 2023-04-04 09:29:44

That was then, this is now. Now, there's definitely more than one problem with Microsoft.

elvirs | karma 899 | avg karma 2.42 · | 2011-01-02 07:07:13+00:00

I am shocked with Microsoft's abilities at ruining a product.

jeanlucas | karma 962 | avg karma 2.17 · | 2022-06-24 06:31:13

I can't believe Microsoft is allowing this fuck up happen

BlueTemplar | karma 2807 | avg karma 0.63 · | 2019-09-29 11:01:06+00:00

Yeah, Microsoft accounts have always been a horrible mess...

rsynnott | karma 18312 | avg karma 2.1 · | 2019-08-12 22:21:21+00:00

It’s astonishing how bad Microsoft seems to be at things like this. I don’t really understand what’s going on in there.

GabeIsko | karma 292 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2023-11-20 18:24:40

Yeah it's bad. But it's also why Microsoft can't really roll them over. They actually do something and get payed for it, as horrible as it is.

martinko | karma 916 | avg karma 3.66 · | 2016-08-04 15:05:47+00:00

I see Microsoft is tending to the most pertinent weaknesses of their products.

hgazx | karma 81 | avg karma 0.76 · | 2022-06-21 08:57:15

How’s that Microsoft’s fault?

tinus_hn | karma 7585 | avg karma 1.16 · | 2019-09-16 11:11:28+00:00

The issue is with Microsoft forcing this ridiculous behavior.

hereforphone | karma 1292 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2022-03-01 10:50:02

Reports of people being locked out and other troubles. Microsoft soils everything they touch. They have the money to get things right, they just somehow don't. I just don't get it.

IntelMiner | karma 2952 | avg karma 3.17 · | 2020-03-12 03:48:08

Exactly how is this Microsoft's fault?

thrower123 | karma 4136 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2021-11-14 06:34:34

Microsoft has spoiled us these many decades by providing patches for out-of-support operating systems.

Tepix | karma 11535 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2016-02-12 11:48:22

That's nasty - but isn't Microsoft to blame there?

Zelphyr | karma 5226 | avg karma 4.1 · | 2024-06-26 03:51:54

The funny thing is, this likely wasn't due to any nefarious machinations by Microsoft but rather the total and complete incompetence which has been at their core since their founding.

scarface74 | karma 25313 | avg karma 1.25 · | 2018-08-31 04:11:44

Microsoft is known for s lot of things, but breaking backwards compatibility and short term support aren’t two of them.

Kerbonut | karma 208 | avg karma 1.49 · | 2024-05-23 12:29:52

No way Microsoft could be this inept… could they?

keithwarren | karma 3079 | avg karma 7.6 · | 2014-02-24 23:22:56

So you have found some esoteric issues that are likely encountered by less than .01% of developers and this is somehow 12 years of crap from Microsoft?

I find it funny (not really) that somehow this floats up as the top comment when most developers have no clue what he is talking about but since this is HN and someone is saying how bad Microsoft is then lets upvote. Microsoft killed my pappy and all (ht to shanselman) so I must do everything I can to make sure no one else dares like them.

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