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  • 2007-01-29 Standard Bearers: "...Microsoft not only has the audacity to produce a music standard that isn't compatible with the most popular player on the market and call it "PlaysForSure", but they then fail to make it compatible with their own player. So assuming that (despite being a piece of crap) the Zune makes it to number 2 in the market by riding on the back of the Microsoft brand (and no doubt some FUD put out to confuse PC users into thinking that iPods don't work on Windows or something), then at that point it will be the case that PlaysForSure is in fact unsupported on the top 2 most popular players, which together will probably occupy something like 90% of the music market." ...although the actual meat of the article exposes much significant evilness than this.

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  • 2025/02/28 14:00 Etc/UTC [L..T] On May 5, Microsoft's Skype will shut down for good «After more than 21 years, Skype will soon be no more. Last night, some users (including Ars readers) poked around in the latest Skype preview update and noticed as-yet-unsurfaced text that read "Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available. Continue your calls and chats in Teams." [/] This morning, Microsoft has confirmed to Ars that it's true. May 5, 2025 will mark the end of Skype's long run.»
  • 2025/02/28 14:00 Etc/UTC [L..T] Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams «It's the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their message history, group chats, and contacts all automatically available without having to create another account, or they can choose to export their data instead. Microsoft is also phasing out support for calling domestic or international numbers.»
  • 2025/02/28 14:00 Etc/UTC [L..T] Skype to Shut 14 Years After Microsoft's $8.5 Billion Purchase «Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago. [/] Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance charges, Skype was surpassed in recent years by smartphone-native communication apps and Zoom video calls. When Microsoft tried to stretch the Skype brand into the workplace, it lost out to Slack Technologies Inc. [/] Microsoft's response was to start from scratch and build Teams, a chat, voice and video communication service for the workplace, which gained ground as part of its software bundle.»
  • 2025/02/19 16:00 Etc/UTC [L..T] Microsoft's Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing «Microsoft today introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.»

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