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OpenAI employees really, really did not want to go work for Microsoft (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] cleverusernametry@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Wow. Microsoft exists because they've built an effective monopoly. Plain and simple. Their products don't suck but they absolutely would not survive if they completed in a free market environment. They are staffed with legions of engineers who see it as a safe haven metaphorically or literally (visa workers)