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@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-08-23 23:57:03

Months ago, I installed Microsoft Teams on my computer because a specific project used it. It is the only Microsoft Software I have on there (a Mac and I use OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office).
As that project winds down, is there _any_ reason not to find and remove all Microsoft stuff from my machine? It’s updater alone weirdly wants to update itself every week it seems.
Also, what’s the best way to do so?

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-07-18 07:45:06

«25 Jahre digitales Leben einfach weg — Was ein Hack mit deinem Microsoft-Konto anrichten kann:
Ein gesperrtes #Microsoft-Konto sorgt aktuell für #Trauer und #Wut bei einem

@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza
2026-09-23 06:51:31

#microsoft is the default tool in my organization. But how it works is at best questionable. Like the notice I got a minute ago. The calendar alerted me of an event two weeks ago! NOW outlook realized that I had a meeting TWO WEEKS AGO - and just wanted to tell me....

A screen capture showing an alert from microsoft outlook showing me an event from two weeks ago. The alert was 14 days late!
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2026-09-19 06:08:57

Interne Dokumente aus dem Rechtsstreit der #NewYorkTimes gegen #OpenAI und #Microsoft geben Einblicke in Debatten über

@samueljohn@mastodon.world
2026-08-23 20:59:30

RE: #Microsoft.

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-07-16 09:35:02

Nun weisen auch MS die darauf hin, was ich schon länger tue:
«Microsoft-#CEO warnt vor #KIFalle für Firmen:
#Microsoft-Chef Satya Nadella sieht beim Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz ein neues

@publicvoit@graz.social
2026-09-18 20:31:33

#Microsoft gotta find out how to do unobtrusive updates for #Windows.
Most #Linux distros found out how to do this properly decades ago.
All that corporate money and human resource and MS can't deal…

A public signage screen showing a Windows update dialog
@marcel@waldvogel.family
2026-07-10 04:26:00

«Souveränität heisst», so Rolf Schumann, Chief Digital Officer der Schwarz-Gruppe (Lidl, Kaufland, …), «den Verhandlungstisch verlassen zu können.»
#Microsoft hat Lock-ins, die viele daran hindern, diesen Tisch zu verlassen und kann deshalb Preise erhöhen:
"Wenn ein Unternehmen sein Produkt auf dem freien Markt nicht platzieren kann, weil die Nachfrage fehlt, bündelt es sie e…

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-07-13 06:31:19

My mom asked me for help with #Microsoft #Excel on her work computer. I don't know which version it was, beyond being an actual program and having these damn ribbons. She wanted to make all the rows on a spreadsheet taller.
I did the obvious thing: selected all the cells, dragged at some random row header edge and resized it. To my surprise, this affected only one row. I tried again, same result. WTF?! I mean, I haven't seen Excel for years, but why would they break that?!
So I started digging through these damn ribbons, properties, trying to find some row height setting. Nothing.
I was close to giving up, but I've tried again: selected everything, dragged… and this time it worked and affected all rows. So much for predictable software.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-07-18 14:00:47

"Microsoft emissions rise by 25% amidst AI data centre expansion"
#Microsoft #Emissions #Technology #AI

@harfeur@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-06 15:56:33

Vous utilisez #Windows et hésitez Š passer sur #Linux ? Pourquoi ne pas essayer le nouveau #AzureLinux de #Microsoft

@adlerweb@social.adlerweb.info
2026-07-02 15:35:37

Habe den #Microsoft #Copilot nach Microsoft AD befragt. "das Feld 'co' existiert nicht". Jadoch. tut es. AD hat 4(!) Felder in denen das Land des Users zu finden ist.
c − ISO 3166 Alpha-2 (DE)
co − Englischer Landesname (Germany)
countryCode − ISO 3166 …

@dennisfaucher@infosec.exchange
2026-06-30 11:26:07

Linux? For Free? Groundbreaking!
Microsoft releases free Azure Linux 4.0 distribution
#Linux #Microsoft #Azure

@Xavier@infosec.exchange
2026-07-06 21:54:07

The arrest of a teenage hacker has revealed that #Microsoft can track a Windows PC and its online activity through a “Global Device ID" that seems to have no easy opt-out, sparking fears about potential #surveillance.

@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
2026-08-17 11:26:04

Copilot erst gratis verteilt, dann bei Vertragsverlängerung kräftig aufgeschlagen – Microsofts Lieblingstrick heißt 'anfixen, dann abkassieren'. Bayern und Bund lassen sich das 1,6 Mrd € kosten. Prof. Kipker fordert das Bundeskartellamt zum Handeln auf. Wird auch Zeit. #DigitaleSouveränität

@padraig@mastodon.ie
2026-07-06 14:29:26

"We need to reset Xbox." ~Asha Sharma (Head of #Xbox)
More like we need to reset the #gaming industry...
#Microsoft is laying off a total of 3200 employees at Xbox within the next 12 months wit…

@michabbb@social.vivaldi.net
2026-07-04 22:23:51

🐘 #Microsoft open-sourced #pgdurable, a new #PostgreSQL extension that brings durable execution directly into the database — long-lived, fault-tolerant workflows run inside

@colgrave@social.linux.pizza
2026-08-11 13:43:46

#microsoft,trillion dollar company btw
now slow cooking a laptop in my backpack

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-06-28 23:29:30

Hey IT guy/gal... here's a good update on what's been released this month!
▶️ What’s New in Microsoft 365 | June Updates
youtube.com/watch?v=F8pondcaFo

@publicvoit@graz.social
2026-09-06 18:18:44

RE: #Microsoft has reached …

@joe@toot.works
2026-07-07 16:24:06

I wish Microsoft had sold or spun out Id instead of laying off their coders.
RIP Id.
#Microsoft #Id #Doom

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-07-30 22:15:35

Microsoft’s FY26 Q4 #earnings overview:
✅ Revenue grew 18% to $90 billion
✅ Operating income grew 18% to $40.6 billion
✅ Earnings per share: $4.81, up by 32% (GAAP)

Business area highlights:
☁️ #Microsoft

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-08-22 08:37:14

FYI, you don't want to get banned on the #Gentoo org on #Microsoft #GitHub right now, because vibe-hub is broken and I can only ban people but "something goes wrong" when I'm trying to see who's banned (and therefore I can't unban anyone).

@Speckdaene@nrw.social
2026-08-05 08:54:22

KI-Test: So einfach lassen sich Nachrichten mit #ChatGPT und Co. fälschen
Mit KI-Chatbots von #Google, #OpenAI und #Microsoft

@colgrave@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-01 07:45:29

20 sec to open outlook..
apparently u didnt shove more than enough js code into your start menu
what happened to native apps..
#rant #microsoft

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-08-21 10:59:47

Oh, so #Microsoft explains that #GitHub wasn't down due to vibe-coding, but due to "a new peak" in traffic. So sorry to hear that, really. Who would have expected that would happen after they (checks notes) practically monopolized software hosting, and then started aggressively pushing for unethical technology that is killing the Internet. But don't worry, their best vibe-coders are now working on the ultimate prompt to make everything scale.
github.blog/news-insights/comp

@to3k@infosec.exchange
2026-09-10 05:00:15

Jak widzę #iPhoneDuo to myślę #Microsoft #Surface Duo. Mało kreatywnie podeszli do nazwy...

@bici@mastodon.social
2026-09-03 01:41:23

I have had it with #Microsoft ... Sod off.
#windows too

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-09-21 05:20:57

Microsoft 365 Copilot for #GCC / #Government just had a massive wave of announcements:
✅ OpenAI’s GPT-5.6
✅ Memory & Personalization
✅ Native editing with Copilot in Word, Excel & PowerPoint 
✅ Copilot Chat (Basic) in Outlook with lexical search for ALL email, contacts, meetings 
✅ Copilot Notebooks with native integration in OneNote
✅ Copilot in Forms 
Check out the Public Sector blog post here:
✅ What's Next in #Microsoft 365 #Copilot for Government
techcommunity.microsoft.com/bl

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-07-25 15:39:08

Oh now this is the best tech news I have heard for awhile…. Is a Mega-Enron situation about to happen to a bunch of the Magnificient Seven?
“Like Enron, they’re using special purpose vehicles, or off-balance sheet arrangements such as legally distinct subsidiaries, as a way to make their financial reporting look healthier than it actually is — often a glaring sign that something is deeply amiss behind the scenes.”
Also… is this why Apple effectively outsourced its AI, rather than build its own. If so, it could be the smartest tech hedge of the century.
#apple #microsoft #meta #google #alphabet #amazon #oracle #AI #hedge #enron #debt

@deepthoughts10@infosec.exchange
2026-08-31 18:52:33

RE: #outage #microsoft

@Speckdaene@nrw.social
2026-07-28 10:18:04

#Microsoft löst als Naturzerstörer die #Braunkohle ab. Rechenzentren mit hocheffektivem #Zerknalltreibling für Notstrom. #BUND

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-09-06 18:15:36

Customers making a Frontier Transformation benefit from:
▫️ automating manual processes
▫️ faster & tighter cybersecurity
▫️ improved customer engagement
✅ Looking back on Microsoft’s FY26: From AI experimentation to #Frontier Transformation
#Microsoft #ai

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-09-14 15:12:21

For those keeping score, Microsoft 365 Copilot has:
• Open AI-hosted
• Anthropic subprocessor-based
• Open AI subprocessor-based
Now...
• SpaceXAI subprocessor-based
✅Expanding model choice in Copilot with Grok
#copilot #ai #microsoft #modelchoice

@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
2026-08-28 09:19:01

342.000 Euro für 75.000 Microsoft-365-Lizenzen an Hannovers Schulen. Dann fiel auf: Datenschutzvereinbarungen fehlen. Im April zog die Stadt den Stecker – und kaum jemand vermisste die Software. Hartmut Gieselmann (@…) protokolliert, wie ein Pilotprojekt ohne Bedarf, ohne Kriterien und ohne Akte endet. #DigitaleSouveränität #Schule #Microsoft365 ODER Wind of Change: Wie Hannover sich an 75.000 M365-Lizenzen die Finger verbrannte heise.de/hintergrund/Wind-of-C

@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
2026-09-03 14:34:56

Microsoft bekommt seine Cloud-Dienste nicht in den Griff. Seit Tagen gibt es Probleme mit Outlook, Exchange Online & Co.
Das ist mehr als eine Panne: Millionen Unternehmen hängen an derselben Infrastruktur.
Cloud-Komfort hat eben einen Preis: Abhängigkeit.
Wie souverän ist eine digitale Infrastruktur, wenn ein Anbieter zum Single Point of Failure wird? Trotzdem gehen Verwaltungen weiter auf Microsoft wie #Darmstadt
#Microsoft365 #DigitaleSouveränität #Cloud
- #Golem golem.de/news/stoerung-dauert-

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-08-15 11:58:06

Oh, great. So apparently #Microsoft decided to add "#Copilot Pull Request Reviewer" to my "Authorized #GitHub Apps", behind my back.
If you need to check quick: #NoAI #NoLLM

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-09-04 18:14:26

Sigh. Bob, Clippy, Cortana & now... Mico.
✅Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob
#ai #copilot #microsoft #mico