> They could have shipped a good product with all those billions
They did. It's called Azure: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-tops-wall-street-exp...
I know a few people who worked on Azure’s FedRAMP ATOs, and “good” is not a word I’ve ever heard them use.
That's largely a product of work in the 2010s. What's their next Azure? Clippy on steroids probably won't cut it.
the cloud used because execs have already got a microsoft contract. (not to mention the fun licensing problem)
Not sure "good product" and "Azure" really belong in the same sentence.
Have you read this?
https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporize...