> They could have shipped a good product with all those billions

Not sure "good product" and "Azure" really belong in the same sentence.

Have you read this?

bigfatkitten 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know a few people who worked on Azure’s FedRAMP ATOs, and “good” is not a word I’ve ever heard them use.

rsynnott 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's largely a product of work in the 2010s. What's their next Azure? Clippy on steroids probably won't cut it.

	▲	bigyabai 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Their next Azure is the same as the next App Store and the next YouTube; they are services, you just keep operating them while they're in the green. Microsoft's B2C reputation is undeniably burnt, but their B2B mindshare is unshakable.

tacticus 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

the cloud used because execs have already got a microsoft contract. (not to mention the fun licensing problem)