> Microsoft, of all places, might sound like a weird company to target in 2026.

Heh, Microsoft might actually have been weird to target in 2015, especially in SV / startup circles, given that pg had declared it dead in 2007 (https://paulgraham.com/microsoft.html) I guess the Netherlands didn't get that particular memo.

In 2026 Microsoft might actually be interesting again, given it's up there in the Mag 7 jockeying for position in the AI race. I know it's gonna be impossible to get an accurate vibe-check on HN, but I wonder what younger folks think of it today...

2015 was one year after Satya Nadella became a CEO, and Microsoft looked pretty OK to me back then. Much better than a few years before that.

Not super young but I've felt like Microsoft has been really sloppy. Not like, AI sloppy, but like, not good at their jobs. They've always just seemed stupid to me. Windows feels so basic and primitive compared to other operating systems.