[AustinDev]

Is it just me or is Microsoft really phoning it in recently?

[dotancohen]

You must be new here.

Microsoft notoriously tolerated pirated Windows and Office installations for about a decade and a half, to solidify their usage as de facto standard and expected. Tolerating unofficial free usage of their latest products is standard procedure for MS.

[falloutx]

By recently, you mean since 2007

[Ygg2]

By recently I assume they mean since Windows 7. Alternatively since Windows 10. 2009-2015.

Last decade it was misstep after misstep.

[PlatoIsADisease]

Their software seems like it. Their sales team is brutal.

[VerifiedReports]

Recently? They've been shipping absolute trash for 15 years, and still haven't reached the bottom apparently.

[orphea]

.NET is actually, unironically good. But yes, this is one of few exceptions, unfortunately.

[mrweasel]

Thinking back, you're probably correct, but it seems like they where actively trying to create something good back then. That might just be me only seeing the good parts, with .Net and SQLServer. Azure was never good, and we've know why for over a decade, their working conditions suck and people don't stay long, resulting things being held together by duct tape.

I do think some things in Microsoft ecosystem are salvageable, they just aren't trendy. The Windows kernel can still work, .Net and their C++ runtime, Win32 / Winforms, ActiveDirectory, Exchange (on-prem) and Office are all still fixable and will last Microsoft a long time. It's just boring, and Microsoft apparently won't do it, because: No subscription.

[reppap]

Azure keeps randomly breaking our resources without any service health notifications or heads up, it's very fun living in microsofts world.

[my_throwaway23]

To be fair, Windows 7 was quite good in my opinion.

Wait, what year is it?