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Microsoft's Copilot and Copilot+ PCs Have Flopped, Manchester United Not Advertising That Junk

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 28, 2024

August: A New Low: Manchester United is Selling Microsoft Malware

Back then:

Manchester United Copilot

Yesterday: Microsoft marketing outfit "Windows Central" realising what's going on.

Arm vs. Qualcomm legal battle threatens the future of Copilot+ PCs as Microsoft pays CEO astronomical amount and Salesforce CEO calls Copilot a ';flop'

2 days ago: Manchester United not sporting any Microsoft brands.

Same here:

Manchester United Short Match Highlights

Who embarrasses who? Manchester United embarrasses Microsoft? Or Microsoft embarrasses Manchester United?

The fake results are coming. How will Microsoft fake demand for so-called "Copilot" (or + or +++ or ++++++++++) PCs, which are just PCs with Windows preloaded and some mindless buzzwords added on top?

There are dozens of articles this weekend about Nadella getting a massive increase in pay in spite of mass layoffs (or because of them). Maybe the goal is to increase debt and lay off tens of thousands of paid workers. It's good for Wall Street, at least in the short term, even if that dooms the entire company. IBM is the same.

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