Microsoft is Collapsing in Brazil Despite of or Because of the Chaffbot (HypeGPT)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2023-04-26 20:43:20 UTC
Modified: 2023-04-26 20:43:20 UTC

Since Microsoft introduced its hyped-up chatbot (HypeGPT) Bing's market share in Brazil fell from about 2.5% to only about 1.5% (watch out, Google! You're doomed due to chaff and hype!)

GNU/Linux has millions of desktop/laptop users in Brazil in spite of the horrible things Microsoft did there (presentation from last month):

Summary: In spite of some perils or growing pains, there are millions of GNU/Linux users in Lula's country and Microsoft faces a crisis

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Microsoft is Collapsing in Brazil Despite of or Because of the Chaffbot (HypeGPT)

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