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points by equal_footing 3 days ago | 0 comments

Phew, scary! But it maybe a very real question to ask ourselves. 2027 may be the year when all companies do the same and follow the MSFT model.

[–] hn_submit 3 days ago

Big companies are notoriously overweight and need to trim down continuously. Microsoft is already a big bureaucracy and nothing like the start-up mentality it had throughout the 80's and 90's.

It's fine for them to get rid of excess weight. My guess is they could probably cut a lot more if they wanted.

[–] xyzsparetimexyz 3 days ago

Such a gross analogy to conflate obesity with supporting slightly more people than you need to financially.

[–] PessimalDecimal 3 days ago

Ships and aircraft can be overweight. Why assume it's an analogy to obesity?

[–] resource0x 3 days ago

1/4 becomes a de facto standard, the companies will be expected to follow starting right now.