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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 2 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] Nelots@piefed.zip 74 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 196 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] chicocheco@lemmy.world 52 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 1 day ago

my favorite Pokémon

[–] Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 116 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Why does Microsoft use Discord??

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago

*Microslop.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 78 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 42 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 8 points 23 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 3 points 21 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.

[–] morto@piefed.social 90 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 16 points 1 day 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.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

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

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

What was once old is new again!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
 /\/\1c20$|0[]D
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 13 hours ago

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

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 14 points 1 day ago

Microslop 365 Orifice

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 15 points 1 day ago

Fragile much

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago

I prefer Micro$lop, call me oldfashioned.

[–] Cekan14@lemmy.org 10 points 1 day ago

Lmao stfu Microslop

[–] ksh@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

It’s harsh but true.

[–] 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 1 day ago (1 children)

That one is already taken by us constipated folk.

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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

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.