davesque 2 months ago

Would be helpful to know why you think this. Even if there are common reasons that others could point to (and please don't; it won't be helpful), your comment doesn't make any sense without that context.

smt88 2 months ago

How does using their Python tools help Microsoft?

  • lucianbr 2 months ago

    It's a large corporation. I'm certain someone asked that question and got an answer before starting producing Python tools. It's management's job to ask that question and get answers, you know.

  • akkad33 2 months ago

    At the least telemetry and recognition in the software community. At worst training their AI

90s_dev 2 months ago

Why?

  • megous 2 months ago

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    • robocat 2 months ago

      > happily

      Anthropomorphising a corporation is fanciful. A manipulative writing technique given that it appears you're hallucinating an emotional state that you have no way to know!

      > have taken on a state in court

      You are suggesting Microsoft should get involved politically? That would also condone that they should get involved in subjects you wouldn't support.

      Trying to fix symptoms is a losing battle: the cause needs fixing.

      • megous 2 months ago

        MS is a group of people, led by people and people have emotions. Corporation is a legal abstraction/concept through which states views MS, for legal purposes and whatever. I don't have to, I can view it for what it is. An organized group of people doing stuff for both money and other reasons.

        Saying "MS does something" is a shortcut for "decision makers at MS doing something".

        I'm not suggesting anything other than that MS are boycot-worthy for their past decisions and actions, incl. recent ones. I'm not interested in "fixing" MS, it's much easier just to try to avoid it and its products.

        Yes, I don't know for sure whether this particular decision was done happily by someone in MS. It doesn't matter much, either in the end.