The "LLM Ouroboros of Shit" is Complemented by Even Worse Phenomena Caused by Microsoft's Contribution of SPAM and Pollution
The greenwashing of Microsoft by the Linux Foundation was always truly disgusting. People like Jim Zemlin make a living by lying for companies like Microsoft, which is his biggest customer [1, 2] (and so is Bill Espteingate because nothing is too unethical for the Zemlins, not even securities fraud [1, 2]). Do not be surprised when these people outsource their communications and other activities to proprietary software, including Microsoft's. "Linux" and "Open Source" are just buzzwords they sell (the primary business model is openwashing).
"The climate movement," said somebody about a particular place, "is promoting Microsoft Teams (r) instead of viable remote meeting software as the best alternative to releasing fossil carbon through air travel to scientific and environmental conferences." (For Free/libre alternatives, c.f. BigBlueButton, Jami, Mumble, and Jitsi-Meet, as noted before in light of Skype's death)
To quote further, "Microsoft software tends to be the least energy efficient in its class. Thus the optimal solution would eschew Microsoft and favor more efficient software."
Worse yet, Microsoft became a world leader in promotion of LLM slop and other slop [1, 2], i.e. destroying the planet (worse energy consumption levels than fake-coins), destroying the Web by flooding the zone with an "LLM Ouroboros of shit" (an attack on human knowledge, including climate science), and destroying activists.
Additionally, Microsoft is destroying the Web by paying news sites to run SPAM that promotes the least efficient "productivity software", which not only burns energy at routers, exchanges etc. but also inside people's browsers. Check out IDG's latest Microsoft-sponsored "sunk cost fallacy" spam:
Why pay anything when you can download a superior (not just more user-respecting) LibreOffice or the Calligra Suite for free? There are no strings attacked as those options (among more) have no subscription fees or forced "upgrades". No unpleasant "surprises".
This also relates to the theme of digital sovereignty through FOSS (Free as in freedom) applications and open standards (ODF), which remains relevant beyond the aspect of cost. Assuming that you get some "subscription" from Microsoft, you get nothing more than a free pack of tobacco to make ends meet (it's made to look cheap, but it's a trap); not only is it extremely unhealthy (even lethal), it is also highly addictive and costs go up fast. █