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Microsoft’s aggressive AI push in Windows 11 through 2025 brought upon themselves the title Microslop. Unfortunately for the company, it’s everywhere on social media, and there isn’t a way to stop the spread, unless, of course, it’s their own Discord server.

Just for fun: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/microslop/

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[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 points 48 minutes ago

Buy why would Microslop consciously damage its own, hard-earned branding and reputation?

[–] Nelots@piefed.zip 70 points 22 hours ago

So Microslop is censoring its own name? Strange choice, but okay.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 189 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] chicocheco@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 day ago

I'm literally going to go out of my way to say "Microslop Office" at work today. They dun goofd

[–] fnrir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 hours ago

my favorite Pokémon

[–] morto@piefed.social 88 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn't really like the name microslop, but after their reactions, now I love and use it

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 15 points 21 hours ago

This is like when someone gives the new guy a nickname abd they freak out about it.

You've only cemented the name you fools.

[–] Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 110 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Why does Microsoft use Discord??

[–] wax@feddit.nu 17 points 20 hours ago
[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 75 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right! That makes it funnier in my opinion. Cause they have teams.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago

You gotta keep competition in view

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 41 points 1 day ago

I guess their own slop isn't good enough as a communication platform

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

For the same reason they have a twitter account for sharing updates about outages. Because their own systems don't @#^ing work

[–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

They use Discord for community stuff, IE non employee interactions. People can join those communities to learn, they have several

Teams is used for internal employee chat.

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

It's where people are, sadly.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Did you mean Microslop and… actually, Discord doesn‘t even need a clever nickname.

[–] lmr0x61@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Looks like it’s the official server for Copilot, presumably for the community (e.g. support, etc) not internal communication, for what that’s worth

IT and tech support for the relatively common case of bricked computers and bad updates.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago

What a bunch of fuckin' pussies. I'm going to start saying it even harder now.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

How about tiny trash? Or runty rubbish? Or junior junk?

[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 hours ago

In Russian "мокросовт" (mokrosovt), as in "wetly poke".

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Someone see if "Micros|op" (with the pipe character) or "MicrosIop" (with a capital letter i) is also blocked.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 14 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Is this going to turn into l33tsp34k? µ-$£0|° or one of the many variations

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

What was once old is new again!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)
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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 15 points 21 hours ago

Fragile much

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Microslop Windows Microslop Windows Microslop Windows Microslop Windows Microslop Windows Microslop Windows

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 13 points 1 day ago

Microslop 365 Orifice

[–] Cekan14@lemmy.org 10 points 21 hours ago
[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago

I prefer Micro$lop, call me oldfashioned.

[–] ksh@aussie.zone 7 points 22 hours ago

It’s harsh but true.

Lmao stfu Microslop

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That one is already taken by us constipated folk.

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Oof! Sorry, didn't know.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder how much longer MS is going to walk this path?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Have you been seeing a lot of megacorporations get their act together and start behaving reasonably lately?

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Obviously not, but their stock took a big dump and their AI spend is not sustainable yet they just keep going.

My orgs Win 11 GM is AI free so non-AI Windows is still maintained so a switch could be flipped today.

They could probably charge more for AI free Windows and Office

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago

Oh man, imagine poisoning your product and then charging more for the poison free version. You've Really reached god status when you can pull off a move like that.