Docs: Microsoft's recent layoffs of 6,000 workers hit software engineers the hardest, making up 40%+ of the ~2,000 positions cut in its home state of Washington
In Microsoft's home state of Washington, software engineering was by far the largest single job category to receive layoff notices … Bluesky: @glinden and @mattmday . Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace...
How Satya Nadella put Microsoft back on top, including by cleaning up its toxic culture, embracing open source, and crafting the OpenAI deal, as it nears 50
When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top. Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige....
Eric Engstrom, one of the pioneers behind DirectX which helped make Windows a dominant gaming platform and paved the way for Xbox, died at 55 on December 1
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Eric Engstrom, one of the pioneers behind DirectX which helped make Windows a dominant gaming platform and paved the way for Xbox, died at 55 on December 1
Eric Engstrom was part of rebellious team behind technology that paved way for Xbox — In the early 1990s, Microsoft Corp.'s …
Microsoft reorganizes its Windows software and hardware teams into one group, called Devices + Windows and led by Panos Panay, amid other reshuffling
It's reorg day in Microsoft's Experiences and Devices unit. Here's what's happening, including what's happening with Windows client and Surface.
Microsoft game chief Phil Spencer on openness, HoloLens, and Xbox 1.5
Microsoft has had its fair share of criticism about its platform strategy. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, recently blasted Microsoft's commitment to an open Windows platform. HoloLens may not do mu...
Former Microsoft designer talks about original Windows Phone UX and mistakes the company made with Modern UI
Ex-Microsoft Designer Explains the Move Away from Metro — Windows Phone fans pining for the days of Metro panoramas and integrated experiences have had a tough couple of years …
On Microsoft's 40th birthday, a look at how Satya Nadella is upending Microsoft's old Windows-first strategy
Opening Windows — A once-dominant software giant is determined to prove that life begins again at 40 — “WHAT are you on? The ‘f**k Windows’ strategy?”