[Meme] As 'Azure' (Project Red Dog) Turns 13 It Has Become Crystal Clear That It's an Epic Microsoft Failure

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2021-08-13 19:24:32 UTC
Modified: 2021-08-13 19:26:06 UTC

Microsoft laying off Azure staff; Microsoft speaking to shareholders about 'Azure'

Summary: Contrary to what Microsoft will try to tell us, Azure was "announced at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October 2008" (according to Wikipedia) so it isn't a newcomer or new entrant or underdog; it's a big failure, with layoffs [1, 2, 3] included, so Microsoft keeps rebranding everything "Azure" and "clown", hoping to hide the losses somehow

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[Meme] As 'Azure' (Project Red Dog) Turns 13 It Has Become Crystal Clear That It's an Epic Microsoft Failure

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