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Microsoft Hates Linux, Cuts Off Outlook Users, and Breaks the Law

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 02, 2022

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Microsoft Decides to Drop the Linux App for Teams to Replace it as a Progressive Web App Instead [Ed: Yes, Microsoft hates Linux and "Teams" isn't doing well (Microsoft is just lying)]

↺ Microsoft Decides to Drop the Linux App for Teams to Replace it as a Progressive Web App Instead

> If you remember Microsoft marketing this, you know this is not entirely true when reading this news.

> Microsoft introduced the Linux app for Teams back in 2019 as a public preview. Now, within three years of its existence, they decided to retire the Linux client in early December 2022.

Microsoft will disable Exchange Online basic auth next month [Ed: It'll still be cracked, a lot. Based on NSA leaks, the Outlook system is designed with back doors to enable snooping.]

↺ Microsoft will disable Exchange Online basic auth next month

↺ designed with back doors to enable snooping

> Microsoft warned customers today that it will finally disable basic authentication in random tenants worldwide to improve Exchange Online security starting October 1, 2022.

UK challenges $69B Microsoft/Activision deal, citing potential harm to gamers

↺ UK challenges $69B Microsoft/Activision deal, citing potential harm to gamers

> The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is challenging Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to justify their planned merger, saying the deal “could substantially lessen competition” in the gaming industry. A CMA announcement today cited concerns about “competition in gaming consoles, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services (game streaming).”

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