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Corporación multinacional estadounidense de tecnología
Microsoft was rated High Risk because it scored poorly across all measured categories, including cancellations, discriminatory philanthropy, employment practices, and corporate activism. The report highlights the company's embrace of identity-based policies and politically driven initiatives as evidence that it prioritizes partisan causes over merit-based business practices and shareholder interests.
Microsoft Corporation es una empresa multinacional estadounidense de tecnología con sede en Redmond, Washington. La empresa se volvió influyente en el surgimiento de las computadoras personales a través de software como Windows y desde entonces se ha expandido a áreas como servicios de Internet, computación en la nube, inteligencia artificial, videojuegos y más. Una empresa Big Tech, Microsoft es la mayor empresa de software por ingresos, una de las compañías públicas más valiosas y una de las marcas más valiosas a nivel mundial.
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“I thought I would learn faster, and it's a very complicated company. There's a lot of tradition there, and I just wasn't a part of it.”
“I think most people either forget or don't know that Microsoft only hires people with I.Q.'s well over 130.”
“Throughout the industry, the quality assurance departments are treated poorly, paid very little, and treated as replaceable cogs”
“Don't bother trying to create a better commercial desktop OS -- it doesn't matter how hard you try, how many engineers you throw at the problem, how much money you spend, or how many years you put into it. Microsoft owns that space and, worse, the public is totally complicit with that fact. People will not stop using Windows. It is a losing battle.”
“While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. Our industry does not respect tradition — it only respects innovation. This is a critical time for the industry and for Microsoft. Make no mistake, we are headed for greater places — as technology evolves and we evolve with and ahead of it. Our job is to ensure that Microsoft thrives in a mobile and cloud-first world.”
“One of the most painful things in our culture is to watch other people repeat earlier mistakes. We're not fond of Bill Gates, but it still hurts to see Microsoft struggle with problems that IBM solved in the 1960s.”
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