ben_w • today at 6:34 PM

> Outsourcing is not new, yet they haven't done it to date

I didn't say "outsourcing", outsourcing is where you have a different company do the thing (who may or may not be in the same country).

What I am describing is "offshoring" (specifically where it's the same company, though this is not strictly necessary for the word "offshoring").

> yet they haven't done it to date

  As of June 30, 2026, we employed approximately 223,000 people on a full-time basis, 121,000 in the U.S. and 102,000 internationally. Of the total employees, 89,000 were in operations, including product support and consulting services, datacenter operations, and manufacturing and distribution; 77,000 were in product research and development; 43,000 were in sales and marketing; and 14,000 were in general and administration. Certain employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements.

- SEC filing, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/0001193125263...

i.e. 45.7% of their staff never even needed a US visa, green card, or HB-1.