▲ the_af 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I especially like how Nadella speaks of layoffs as some kind of uncontrollable natural disaster, like a hurricane, caused by no-one in particular. A kind of "God works in mysterious ways".

    > “Microsoft is being recognized and rewarded at levels never seen before,” Nadella wrote. “And yet, at the same time, we’ve undergone layoffs. This is the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value.”
     
    > Nadella explained the disconnect between thriving financials and layoffs by stating that “progress isn’t linear” and that it is “sometimes dissonant, and always demanding.”

I've read the whole memo and it's actually worse than those excerpts. Nadella doesn't even claim these were low performers:

    > These decisions are among the most difficult we have to make. They affect people we’ve worked alongside, learned from, and shared countless moments with—our colleagues, teammates, and friends.

Ok, so Microsoft is thriving, these were friends and people "we've learned from", but they must go because... uh... "progress isn't linear". Well, thanks Nadella! That explains so much!

▲ ctoth 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Layoffs will continue until uptime improves!

	▲	onraglanroad 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Now that is actually funny!

▲ FeteCommuniste 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> [Satya Nadella] said that the company’s future opportunity was to bring AI to all eight billion people on the planet.

But what if I don't want AI brought to me?

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mring33621 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sounds like someone has a case of the 'Mondays'...

	▲	binarymax 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		The mondAIs

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gcanyon 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Real life Pluribus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)

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bostik 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You'll have to find another planet.

Although judging by the available transports it will likely be colonized by nazis.

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ryandrake 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Like most technology initiative these tech CEOs dream up: You're going to get it and swallow it, whether you want it or not.

▲ inquirerGeneral 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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