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> Next up: Microsoft. That will be pretty easy. Only thing I used of Microsoft website for is to get .NET for a one-off project that required it.
by aboutruby 8y ago
> Next up: Microsoft.
That will be pretty easy. Only thing I used of Microsoft website for is to get .NET for a one-off project that required it.
- detaro 8y agoRandom stuff you don't know about might be on Azure. But yes, their general services reach is probably lower.
- aboutruby 8y agoIt seems like it's mostly used by large corporations for intranets. Ebay, EasyJet and maybe Samsung are most likely to be the ones internet users would encounter. [0]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/case-studies https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/case-studies [1]: https://www.quora.com/What-are-publicly-known-biggest-customers-of-the-Microsoft-Azure-Platform https://www.quora.com/What-are-publicly-known-biggest-custom...
- icebraining 8y agoAnd you never use GitHub either? Don't forget: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitio...
- extra88 8y agoYes, and that will include static sites hosted on GitHub Pages. Avoiding Microsoft is often a problem when exchange documents with someone and the files don't work well with whatever not-Office you choose (Apple Page/Numbers/Keynote, LibreOffice, etc.). I wonder if they can even attempt to block receiving or placing phone calls from/to a number with Skype on the other end.
- aboutruby 8y agoThanks for reminding me of this tragedy :(